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Pope Francis' shadow is seen at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNAVatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 10:19 am (CNA).Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, officially announced the pope's death in a video message. "At 7:35 this morning, the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father," Farrell stated.Follow here for live updates of the latest news and world reactions:
Pope Francis' shadow is seen at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA
Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 10:19 am (CNA).
Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m. local time on Easter Monday, April 21, at his residence in the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta, as confirmed by the Holy See Press Office. The 88-year-old pontiff led the Catholic Church for a little more than 12 years.
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, officially announced the pope's death in a video message. "At 7:35 this morning, the bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the house of the Father," Farrell stated.
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Pilgrims visit Rome for the Jubilee of People with Disabilities on Monday, April 28, 2025. / Credit: Courtney Mares/CNAVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 16:49 pm (CNA).Thousands of people from more than 90 countries gathered in Rome this week to celebrate the Catholic Church's Jubilee of People with Disabilities. Wheelchairs rolled across cobblestones and walking aids clicked on the marble floors of St. Peter's Basilica as people with disabilities passed through the Holy Door for the Jubilee of Hope, entrusting their prayers to the Lord. "I pray for a better world, I pray for a world where inclusion becomes a normality," 18-year-old Anna Maria Gargiulo from Perugia, Italy, told CNA. "I am blind from birth, but for me this is not a problem," she added. "I experience it rather as a possibility, because I look at the world with different eyes." Perugia, Italy, resident Anna Maria Gargiulo attends the celebration of the Jubilee of People with Disabilities in Rome on ...
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Cardinals participate in Day 4 of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 18:06 pm (CNA).The way to evangelization is "unreserved openness" to others, Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, OFM Conv, said on the fourth day of the Novendiales, the Church's nine days of mourning for Pope Francis.Gambetti, who is archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica, celebrated the Mass for the repose of Pope Francis' soul in the presence of the cardinals and the chapters of the four papal basilicas, which are groups of clergy entrusted with ensuring the liturgical and sacramental care of the basilicas.The first reading at the Mass, held in St. Peter's Basilica, was from the Acts of the Apostles and quotes Peter, who says: "In truth, I see that God shows no partiality. Rather, in every nation whoever fears him and acts uprightly is acceptable to him."In a globalized, secular age that is thirsty for t...
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Cardinals participate in Day 4 of the Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis on April 29, 2025, in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNAVatican City, Apr 29, 2025 / 18:14 pm (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:
