Robert Prevost holds first mass in Sistine Chapel; new pope’s brother says he was ‘stunned’
Robert Francis Prevost, the first American pope, held his first mass in the Sistine Chapel Friday morning. It…
Vatican prepares for conclave to select new Pope | National News
VATICAN CITY – Preparations are underway at the Vatican as the conclave is set to begin Wednesday. Cardinals…
How Pope Francis shaped the College of Cardinals
By Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 4, 2025 / 09:00 am On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal…
2025 conclave to be largest in Catholic Church’s history
By Courtney Mares Vatican City, May 2, 2025 / 11:59 am The upcoming conclave to elect the successor…
FULL TEXT: Cardinal Fernández’s homily on the sixth day of Novendiales
By Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández Vatican City, May 1, 2025 / 17:53 pm Editor’s Note: On May 1,…
LIVE UPDATES: Who are the cardinals who will choose the next pope?
Cardinal Gerhard Müller speaks to EWTN News correspondent Rudolf Gehrig in Rome on April 30, 2025. | Credit:…
Five unwritten rules for becoming pope
A confession to start: I haven’t made a list of papabili—the cardinals considered frontrunners to become pope—not because I…
Funeral of Pope Francis
World leaders and Catholic faithful bade farewell to Pope Francis in a funeral Saturday that highlighted his concern…
LIVE UPDATES: Thousands bid farewell to Pope Francis as Vatican looks to extend viewing hours
Swiss Guards accompany the pallbearers with the wooden coffin of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April…
Pope Francis dies at 88, leaving legacy of reform and focus on Church’s peripheries
By CNA Staff Vatican City, Apr 21, 2025 / 05:48 am Pope Francis passed away at 7:35 a.m.…