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Pope Francis died April 21, 2025. See below for full coverage from the Catholic Review, Catholic News Service and OSV News.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, World News
Thousands gathered for a massive Mass outside the Metropolitan Cathedral in Buenos Aires to remember the life and legacy of Pope Francis, whose ministry as archbishop in the Argentine capital of taking the church to the peripheries and prioritizing the poor became a template for his pontificate.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: 2025 Conclave, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect a new pope use smoke signals to communicate with the outside world.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, War in Ukraine, World News
In a powerful, unexpected moment at the Vatican, U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met inside St. Peter’s Basilica on April 26 — just ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral Mass.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
More than 160 nations sent delegations April 26, headed by kings and queens, presidents and prime ministers, government officials and ambassadors.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
Cardinal Christophe Pierre, papal nuncio to the United States, reflected on Pope Francis’ legacy and the evangelizing mission of the church in an interview that took place during the early meetings of the general congregations leading up to the conclave that will elect the next pope.
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