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Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, OFM Conv, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, delivers the homily during the fourth day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNAVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 18:36 pm (CNA).Editor's Note: On April 29, 2025, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, OFM Conv, archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, delivered the following homily during the fourth day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis. The text below is a CNA working translation of the Italian original published by the Vatican.The Gospel passage is well known. A grand scene with a universalistic character: All peoples, living together in the one field that is the world, are gathered before the Son of Man, seated on the throne of his glory to judge.The message is clear: In the lives of all, believers and nonbelievers alike, there is a moment of discrimination; at a certain point some begin to share in the same joy of God, others begin to suffer the tremendous suffering of true l...
Pope Francis blesses a newly married couple during his general audience on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican. / Credit: Vatican MediaCNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 15:19 pm (CNA).In an exhortation to young people published after his death, Pope Francis urged couples to prepare properly for marriage and commit themselves to "love that lasts a lifetime." The missive, a foreword to the book "Love Forever" by the YOUCAT Foundation, urges young people considering marriage to "believe in love, believe in God, and believe that you are capable of taking on the adventure" of lifelong matrimony. The Holy Father in the text described the traditional wedding vows of "until death do us part" as "an extraordinary promise." "Of course, I am not blind, and neither are you. How many marriages today fail after three, five, seven years?" the pope wrote in the foreword, published by the New York Times on Monday.Asking rhetorically if it would be better...
Refugees from Mexico. / Credit: David Peinado Romero/ShutterstockWashington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 29, 2025 / 15:49 pm (CNA).Utah's Catholic Community Services will continue to operate its refugee support programs despite federal funding cuts after receiving well over $1 million in donations.In early April, the group, which is based in Salt Lake City, announced that its refugee resettlement program was "winding down" and would eventually close amid major federal funding cuts. The program normally provides "hundreds of refugees the assistance they need to recover from lives dismantled by persecution, war, or violence."The organization reported that it lost more than $2.5 million of annual aid and "could not sustain the program" without it.In a statement on Monday, however, the group said that, following the announcement, "something remarkable happened. Our community rallied."The organization said it will no longer be forced to close the refugee program or end its support for Utah-b...
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he hosts the annual Easter Egg Roll on the South Lawn of the White House on April 21, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: MANDEL NGAN/AFP via Getty ImagesCNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA).U.S. President Donald Trump's approval ratings are significantly higher among Christians than among the religiously unaffiliated, according to a poll by Pew Research released to coincide with Trump's first 100 days in office. Trump's approval rating continues to be highest among white evangelical Protestants, while Catholics are almost split at 42%, according to the poll.Across the board, Christians gave Trump a higher approval rating than nonaffiliated Americans by more than 20 percentage points (48% versus 26%, respectively). The approval rating for President Donald Trump among Christians is also 8 points higher than among U.S. adults overall.Among Christians, white evangelical Protestants had the highest approval rating of Trump...
Haitian Cardinal Chibly Langlois (left) and Spanish Cardinal Sebastian Aguilar arrive at the Synod Hall for the third day of the synod on the themes of family on Oct. 8, 2014, in Vatican City. / Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty ImagesVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 09:41 am (CNA).Cardinal Chibly Langlois, bishop of Les Cayes, will be the first Haitian prelate in the Church's history to participate and vote in a papal conclave.Following the death of Pope Francis, Langlois released a statement honoring the life and ministry of the Argentine pontiff who "showed special attention to Haiti" through his words and actions."Throughout his pontificate, he embodied a concrete spirituality founded on mercy, listening, and solidarity," the cardinal wrote on April 22. "He made the Gospel a living invitation to console hearts and inspire actions in favor of the most vulnerable.""In a world plagued by injustice and suffering, he put faith at the service of everyday life, reminding everyone that the ...
Cardinal Pietro Parolin (left) and other cardinals celebrate Mass on Day 3 of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 28, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 11:08 am (CNA).The College of Cardinals held their sixth general congregation on Tuesday morning, confirming two cardinal electors will not participate in the upcoming May 7 conclave due to health reasons. The general congregation opened with prayer at 9 a.m. followed by a meditation given by Abbot Donato Ogliari, OSB. One hundred eighty-three cardinals, including more than 120 cardinal electors, were present at the more than three-hour meeting held in the Vatican's Synod Hall. A total of 20 speeches were given. Following the April 29 meeting, Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, said during an afternoon press briefing that the names of the two cardinals would not be revealed, adding that the number of cardinal electors...
Detail from St. Catherine of Siena from the circle of Baldassare Francheschini (17th century). / Credit: Baldassare Franceschini, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).On the feast of St. Catherine of Siena in 2021, Pope Francis expressed his hope that the "great female figure of faith" would continue to inspire a more joyful and fervent witness."The Holy Father hopes that, especially in the context of the 560th anniversary of the canonization of the Sienese saint, the example of such a generous disciple of Christ will foster in all an ever more joyful and fervent witness to faith and charity to promote the civilization of love," Cardinal Pietro Parolin wrote in a telegram on behalf of the pope, published April 29, 2021.The Vatican secretary of state sent the telegram to Cardinal Augusto Paolo Lojudice, the archbishop of Siena-Colle di Val d'Elsa-Montalcino, expressing the pope's good wishes to Catholics in the archdiocese during their ...
Cardinal Angelo Becciu. / Credit: Claude Truong Ngoc, CC BY SA 40 via Wikimedia CommonsVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 04:36 am (CNA).The College of Cardinals announced Monday, April 28, that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope.Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:
A view of the Vatican's Sistine Chapel on Oct. 29, 2014. / Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNACNA Staff, Apr 29, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).Pope Francis, who died April 21 at age 88, was laid to rest at the Basilica of St. Mary Major following his funeral on April 26. As the world continues to mourn the late pope during the nine-day period known as "Novendiales" (also rendered "Novemdiales"), preparations are underway for the highly-regulated conclave process, which is the means by which a new pope is elected for the Church. Here's what you need to know about what will happen next.Setting the stage: Who can take part in the conclave?The task of electing the new pope falls solely upon the members of the College of Cardinals who are younger than age 80 and otherwise eligible or able to participate, of which there are currently 134. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, 91, is the current dean of the College of Cardinals, i.e., the most senior member, elected from among the ranks of the...
Cardinal Angelo Becciu. / Credit: Claude Truong Ngoc, CC BY SA 40 via Wikimedia CommonsVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 01:25 am (CNA).The College of Cardinals announced Monday, April 28, that the conclave to elect Pope Francis' successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope.Follow here for live updates of the latest news and information on the papal transition:
