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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: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump plan to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, he said April 21. He also directed federal flags be flown at half-staff in the late pontiff’s honor.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
From the moment of his election, Pope Francis made clear from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica that his first mandate was to serve as bishop of Rome and be close with the people.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, Vocations, World News
From the moment he took the helm of the Catholic Church’s sprawling hierarchy, Pope Francis positioned himself as a pastor close to the people he served, and he called out the behavior of priests who were distant from and thought they were superior to their flocks.
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OSV News
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
World leaders offered condolences for Pope Francis almost immediately after the pontiff died April 21 — a reflection of popes’ importance in diplomacy and geopolitics.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
Pope Francis was a pastor first, “so consistently, so spontaneously and with such deep conviction,” that it will remain a gift to the Catholic Church, said Cardinal Michael Czerny.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Saints
In an era of intense conflict during the Counter-Reformation, St. Ignatius viewed the church’s role as a summons for believers to strive to be the best Christians they could be – an imperative the late Pope Francis embraced as his own, Father Stephen Spahn said.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
An explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between the death of Pope Francis April 21 and the election of his successor.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Blog, Commentary, Open Window, Remembering Pope Francis
Weeks ago, when it became clear that Pope Francis’ health was failing, I thought I had come to terms with the possibility of him passing away. When I woke up to the news that he had died, however, I realized I wasn’t prepared at all. Yes, we knew he was elderly and battling double pneumonia. […]
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OSV News
Filed Under: Child & Youth Protection, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
Over the course of his pontificate, Pope Francis held up two recurring images: the good shepherd who looks for the lost sheep and lays down his life to save them; and the good Samaritan, who did not ignore the wounded traveler, but helped him without asking for anything in return.
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Catholic News Service
Filed Under: Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Remembering Pope Francis, Vatican, World News
With his death April 21, Pope Francis marked yet another first in the history of the Catholic Church: he became the first pope to open the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica without living to close it.
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Catholic Review
Filed Under: Feature, Local News, News, Remembering Pope Francis
Black bunting draped the front of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Homeland April 21 as hundreds gathered for an evening Mass of Remembrance in honor of Pope Francis, who died earlier that morning.
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