Cardinals must choose a pope who can guide, sustain world, cardinal says April 28, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The Catholic Church and all of humanity want guidance and support in a world filled with toil, doubts and contradictions, said Cardinal Baldassare Reina, papal vicar of Rome.
On electing a pope: 10 frequently asked questions answered April 28, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The world’s cardinals under the age of 80 will gather to elect the successor of Pope Francis, who died April 21 from a stroke and heart failure. The conclave is scheduled to begin May 7.
Terry Brashears, longtime employee in Archdiocese of Baltimore advancement, dies in car accident April 28, 2025By Kurt Jensen Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Obituaries Teresa Ellen “Terry” Brashears, an Annapolis resident who found a second career in fundraising for the Archdiocese of Baltimore, died April 19 from injuries sustained in a car accident in Frederick County.
Conclave to elect next pope will begin May 7 April 28, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The 135 cardinals eligible to elect the next pope will enter the Sistine Chapel to begin the conclave May 7, the Vatican announced.
Radio Interview: Death of Pope Francis and upcoming Conclave April 28, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Remembering Pope Francis As the world mourns the passing of Pope Francis April 21 at age 88, Catholic Review Editor Christopher Gunty talks with people who have experienced the pope personally.
The next pope: Lists abound, certainty does not for May 7 conclave April 28, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The conclave to elect a new pope is scheduled to begin May 7 in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican.
U.S. cardinals who will enter conclave to elect pope April 28, 2025By Catholic News Service Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News A list of the U.S. cardinals who are under the age of 80 and eligible to enter the conclave May 7 to elect a new pope.
Cardinals, faithful flock to Rome’s center to pray at pope’s tomb April 28, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Members of the College of Cardinals had a chance to take a quick bus tour through Rome on their way to visit the tomb of Pope Francis, who wanted to be buried in a Marian basilica three and a half miles from the Vatican.
Church must carry on pope’s legacy of mercy, cardinal says April 27, 2025By Justin McLellan Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Mercy — the cornerstone of Pope Francis’ teaching and ministry — must guide the Catholic Church through its period of mourning and the uncertainty that lies ahead, the Vatican’s second-ranking official said.
Thousands line streets of Rome to bid final farewell to Pope Francis April 26, 2025By Junno Arocho Esteves Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News The casket bearing the body of Pope Francis made its final journey through the streets of Rome accompanied by applause and shouts of gratitude from thousands of mourners.
Archbishop Lori says Pope Francis’ funeral ‘spoke to the future’ April 26, 2025By Christopher Gunty Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis With clear blue skies and temperatures in the high-50s, a perfect day for the world to bid farewell to Pope Francis drew estimates of 1 million people to St. Peter’s Square April 26 to witness the funeral rites for the pontiff, who died April 21 at age 88.
Poor and powerful pray for eternal repose of a pope ‘with an open heart’ April 26, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis was “a pope among the people, with an open heart toward everyone,” said Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, as he presided over the funeral of the pope, who died April 21 at the age of 88.
