In final testament, pope asks for simple burial, prayed for peace April 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered his suffering for peace in the world.
Analysis: What Pope Francis brought to the church, and what he leaves behind April 21, 2025By Ines San Martin OSV News Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis, history’s first pope from the global south and a maverick who often delighted the world, died April 21 after fighting pulmonary disease for the last few months.
Crowds gather to pray the rosary for repose of pope’s soul April 21, 2025By Cindy Wooden Catholic News Service Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Just as hundreds of people had gathered at the Vatican each night to recite the rosary when Pope Francis was hospitalized, throngs returned to recite the Marian prayer for the repose of his soul after his death.
Pope died of stroke, heart failure, coma, Vatican says April 21, 2025By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News Pope Francis died April 21 after suffering a stroke and heart attack, said the director of Vatican City State’s department of health services. The pope had also gone into a coma.
Radio Interview: Archdiocese of Baltimore embraces lower age for confirmation April 21, 2025By Catholic Review Staff Catholic Review Filed Under: CR Radio, Feature, Local News, News, Radio Interview, Worship & Sacraments, Youth Ministry George Matysek discusses the reasons for the change to a lower confirmation age with Stacy Golden, director of the Office of Family, Youth and Young Adult Ministry within the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Institute for Evangelization, and Kenn deMoll, director of formation and innovation at St. John in Westminster – a parish that has already implemented the lower age for confirmation as part of a pilot program.
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.
