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Holy Spirit chose Pope Francis to be ‘instrument of Christ,’ Cardinal Pierre says

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

Cardinal Christophe Pierre speaks to EWTN News President and COO Montse Alvarado in Rome on Friday, April 25, 2025. / Credit: EWTN News

CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 19:36 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis asked us “to be a Church which announces the good new… […]

Cardinal Dolan: Pope Francis was ‘a man of the heart’ 

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 2

The archbishop of New York, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, speaks to EWTN News on Friday, April 25, 2025, in Rome. / Crdit: EWTN News/Screenshot

CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 19:16 pm (CNA).
The late Pope Francis was “a man of the heart” who preached tend… […]

First pilgrims begin to line up 12 hours ahead of Pope Francis’ funeral

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Left: Ismael with his friend Dalia, who traveled from Barcelona, Spain. Right: Nadia Trujillo, Ana Asensio, and their friend who joined them from Portugal. / Credit: Ursula Murua/EWTN News

CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 18:56 pm (CNA).
At 9:45 p.m. … […]

Catholic Relief Services ordered to pay ex-employee $60,000 in LGBT discrimination suit

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

null / Credit: sergign/Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 18:16 pm (CNA).
A Maryland district court judge this week ordered Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to pay a former employee $60,000 for its refusal to provide spousal h… […]

Evening pilgrims bid farewell to Pope Francis ahead of Saturday funeral

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 1

Thousands of Catholics said their last goodbyes and paid their respects to Pope Francis on Wednesday, April 23, 2025, as the late pope lay in state in St. Peter’s Basilica. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA

Vatican City, Apr 25, 2025 / 17:56 pm (CNA)… […]

These are the heads of state and dignitaries who will attend Pope Francis’ funeral

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 3

Italian President Sergio Mattarella and his daughter pay their respects to Pope Francis at an early viewing on April 22, 2025, before the late pope is transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica to lie in state. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff… […]

Longtime EWTN host Father Brian Mullady passes away

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Father Brian Thomas Beckett Mullady, OP, speaks to Father Mitch Pacwa on “EWTN Live,” Wednesday, July 31, 2019. / Credit: EWTN

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 17:16 pm (CNA).
EWTN television and radio show host, author, and devoted te… […]

Pope Francis and Africa: The many highs and a moment of misgiving

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis arrives in Uganda. / Martha Calderon / CNA.

ACI Africa, Apr 25, 2025 / 16:56 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ more than 12-year pontificate — characterized by an emphasis on mercy and compassion, the need to care for creation, and attention… […]

Pope Francis’ coffin closed in private ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

Pope Francis’ coffin is sealed prior to his funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, April 25, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media

Vatican City, Apr 25, 2025 / 16:26 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ coffin was closed and sealed in St. Peter’s Basilica in a … […]

Colorado bishops call new law offering tax dollars for abortion a ‘tragedy’

April 25, 2025 Catholic News Agency 0

The Colorado capitol in Denver. / Credit: robert cicchetti/Shutterstock

CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 15:51 pm (CNA).
Catholic leaders in Colorado this week decried a new state law signed by Democratic Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday that will mandate… […]

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