World Mission Day 2025

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Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered for his Wednesday general audience on Feb. 5, 2025, in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Francis urges all Catholics to be ‘missionaries of hope’ through prayer and action

Feb 6, 2025

By Kristina Millare

“I urge all of you, children, young people, adults, and the elderly, to participate actively in the common evangelizing mission... Read more

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EWTN News president Montse Alvarado, vice president and editorial director Matthew Bunson and Msgr. Roger Landry, national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States, provide live commentary for EWTN's global broadcast as thousands gather in St. Peter's Square for Pope Francis's funeral Mass on April 26, 2025.

LIVE UPDATES: Funeral Mass for Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica

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

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

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

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

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

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

The casket of Pope Francis rests sealed in St. Peter's Basilica prior to the Holy Father's funeral, Friday, April 25, 2025,

What to know about Pope Francis’ Saturday morning funeral

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

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.

Evening pilgrims bid farewell to Pope Francis ahead of Saturday funeral

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.

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

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

Longtime EWTN host Father Brian Mullady passes away

Pope Francis arrives in Uganda.

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

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