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Cardinal Baldassare Reina, vicar general for the Diocese of Rome, preaches the homily during the third day of Novendiales Masses for Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica on April 28, 2025.

Full text: Homily of Cardinal Reina on third day of Novendiales

Apr 28, 2025

By Cardinal Baldassare Reina

Here is the full text of a working translation of the homily of Cardinal Baldassare Reina on the third day... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates the Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, 2025 — the second day of mourning for the late Pope Francis.

Second day of mourning for Pope Francis: Full text of homily by Cardinal Parolin

Apr 27, 2025

By Cardinal Pietro Parolin

“Brothers and sisters, precisely on Divine Mercy Sunday we remember our beloved Pope Francis with affection,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said... Read more

Cardinals process past Pope Francis’ body in St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Here are the cardinals offering Masses for the 9 days of mourning for Pope Francis

Apr 24, 2025

By Courtney Mares

In keeping with ancient custom, each day of the Novendiales includes a requiem Mass following the Ordo Exsequiarum Romani Pontificis. Read more

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square on the first day of viewing for Pope Francis on April 23, 2025, at the Vatican.

Catholics bid final farewell as Pope Francis lies in state at St. Peter’s Basilica

Apr 23, 2025

By Courtney Mares

Long lines of mourners, many waiting more than four hours under the hot Roman sun, wound around St. Peter’s Square... Read more

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U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi testifies before the House Committee on Appropriations at the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

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Mass at a cathedral in Nagasaki, Japan, after the U.S. dropped a nuclear weapon on the city in August of 1945. The Japanese bishops asked for international nuclear disarmament in a June 20, 2025, letter.

Japan bishops on nuclear bombs: ‘This tragedy must not be repeated’

The pontiff warned of the risk of a superficial spiritual life “in an age of hyperconnectivity” in which it becomes increasingly “difficult to experience silence and solitude,” emphasizing that without an encounter with God, “we cannot even truly know ourselves.”

Pope Leo XIV invites seminarians to bear witness to ‘tenderness’ and ‘mercy’ of Christ

Emory Saint Joseph’s Hospital in Atlanta.

Atlanta hospital ensures Catholic identity through new sponsorship agreement

The scene outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., after the court released its decision in the Dobbs abortion case on June 24, 2022.

Catholic bishops on Dobbs anniversary: ‘The battle for life is far from over’

Over 3,000 Catholics filled the streets of Portland, Oregon, on Sunday, June 22, 2025, for a major Eucharistic procession led by Archbishop Alexander Sample.

Over 3,000 Catholics fill Portland, Oregon, streets for Eucharistic procession

Pope Leo XIV waves to those gathered for Mass on the solemnity of Corpus Christi on Sunday, June 22, 2025, in Rome.

Pope Leo XIV ‘deeply saddened’ by Islamist attack on a church in Damascus

Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, in an interview with ACI MENA, CNA’s Arabic-language news partner, emphasized that the Catholic Church in the Holy Land must remain “open”: “The Church must remain open and accessible to all. This is absolutely essential. Everyone must be able to reach us, we must be a point of connection for everyone.”

Cardinal Pizzaballa in the Holy Land: ‘The Church must be a point of connection for everyone’

Seminarian Thomas Hammen smiles in view of St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome on Tuesday. June 24, 2025.

Meet the future of the Church: Seminarians gather in Rome for jubilee

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