Pope Francis and persistent habit of ‘maybe’ April 24, 2025By Russell Shaw OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Remembering Pope Francis The legacy of Pope Francis is large and complex, with plenty of high points. But part of it is ambiguity and verbal confusion on matters of church doctrine, pointing to a need for clarification by whoever succeeds Francis on the chair of Peter.
Question Corner: How do God’s will and the Holy Spirit play a role in a conclave? April 24, 2025By Jenna Marie Cooper OSV News Filed Under: Commentary, Question Corner The solitude and isolation of the conclave is meant to foster almost a retreat-like atmosphere, which should make it easier for cardinals to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
St. Faustina and visions behind Divine Mercy Sunday April 24, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, Feature, News, Saints, World News Between 1931 and 1938, a young nun named Sister Maria Faustina claimed to have experienced a series of visions, messages and conversations in which our Lord Jesus asked her to establish a devotion to his Divine Mercy.
How to pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet April 24, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Divine Worship, News, World News One popular devotion is the Divine Mercy Chaplet, often said at 3 p.m. in honor of the hour Christ died.
Pope’s life, leadership, placed Latin America at center of the church April 24, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News As the pope of the peripheries, Pope Francis brought the heart, mind and soul of the Catholic Church in Latin America from what he called the “ends of the earth” to the center of Christendom.
Pope Francis honored by his favorite soccer club San Lorenzo April 24, 2025By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Sports, World News Upon Pope Francis’ passing, San Lorenzo issued a poignant statement reflecting on his lifelong bond with the club: “His passion for San Lorenzo always moved us deeply, and unites us in constant prayer for his soul.”
Pope Francis remembered for lasting mark on church’s marriage and family ministry April 24, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Marriage & Family Life, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The impact of Pope Francis’ papacy upon Catholic marriage and family life will be extensively studied, debated and commentated upon in the weeks following his death on April 21.
Pope Francis’ approach to key issues did not fit neatly in U.S. politics, experts say April 23, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ approach to key issues including his concern for the environment, immigration and abortion did not fit neatly into American political ideologies, Catholic political and theology experts told OSV News.
Pope Francis leaves complicated legacy on addressing the sexual abuse crisis April 23, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Throughout his papacy, Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, faced the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church, attempting to balance defending the church from criticism while showing compassion toward survivors, with often mixed results.
The history of St. Mary Major, the basilica where Pope Francis will be entombed April 23, 2025By D.D. Emmons OSV News Filed Under: News, Vatican, World News This basilica, rebuilt and magnificently adorned over the centuries, has been a rallying point for popes and laypeople, for Romans and pilgrims alike, to venerate the maternity and life of the Blessed Mother.
U.S. Catholics recall personal encounters with Pope Francis and his compassion April 23, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, World News The Keatings were among many Catholics in the U.S. who shared tributes in the hours after Pope Francis’ death from a stroke and heart failure, after struggling to overcome a respiratory illness that led to a five-week hospitalization in February and March.
Cardinals recall Pope Francis as pope with a sensitivity to normal life April 23, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Cardinals around the world are remembering Pope Francis not just as a pope, but as a pastor deeply connected to real life. Some also expressed their hopes for the next pope.
