Precise rules govern what happens in period between popes April 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Centuries of experience dealing with the death, or occasional resignation, of a pope has left the Catholic Church with thorough instructions detailing who has responsibility for planning the funeral, preparing for the election of a new pope and taking care of essential business in the meantime.
Pope Francis’ pontificate: A timeline April 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Here is a timeline of some significant events in Pope Francis’ 12-year pontificate:
White House, U.S. political leaders react to death of Pope Francis April 21, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News President Donald Trump, officials in his administration and other U.S. political leaders issued statements expressing condolences for Pope Francis after the pontiff’s death April 21 at age 88.
Archbishop Lori encourages Catholics to attend April 21 Mass in memory of Pope Francis April 21, 2025By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican A special Mass remembering the late pontiff will be held April 21 at 5:30 p.m. at the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland. Pope Francis died earlier that day at the age of 88.
Baltimore auxiliary bishops remember late pope with fondness April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Bishop Adam J. Parker and Bishop Bruce A. Lewandowski, C.Ss.R., both of whom were appointed bishops by Pope Francis, are remembering their personal encounters with the late pope as inspirational moments that helped shape their ministries.
By ministering to people on streets and on campus, seminarians gain pastoral skills April 21, 2025By Susan Klemond OSV News Filed Under: News, Vocations Missionaries from the Denver-based ministry Christ in the City had visited the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis in 2021 to train St. John Vianney seminarians.
Complexities of U.S. immigration visa system impact the church’s pastoral mission April 21, 2025By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News, Vocations America’s tumultuous immigration system is again impacting nonordained religious workers from other countries — including Catholic religious sisters and brothers.
Archbishop Lori praises Pope Francis for closeness, realism April 21, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican Archbishop William E. Lori said that Pope Francis could be readily described as a “pastoral pope,” a sense of service that he brought from his years as an archbishop in Argentina who was close to his priests and people.
Pope’s funeral rites, a celebration of hope, to begin late April 21 April 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis’ funeral rites, like those for any pope or any Christian, are meant to “reinforce the hope and witness to the faith” that those who have been baptized in Christ “will rise with him to new life.”
U.S. bishops honor Pope Francis’ legacy in hours after his death April 21, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, “will long be remembered for his outreach to those on the margins of the Church and of society,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a statement shared in the first hours after the pope’s death.
Myanmar refugee family, approved but in limbo, prays for good news while waiting to enter U.S. April 21, 2025By Elizabeth Wong Barnstead OSV News Filed Under: Immigration and Migration, News Father Martin has not seen his brother in person since 2009, when Stephen left their family’s village in Myanmar to seek a better life in a new land.
Vatican announces canonization of Blessed Acutis is postponed April 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Saints, Vatican, World News With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been postponed.
