Cardinal Angelo Comastri

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Rows of daffodils decorate St. Peter's Square during Easter Sunday celebrations at the Vatican on April 20, 2025.

‘Run’ to seek Christ in everyday life, Pope Francis says in Easter Sunday homily

Apr 20, 2025

“We must look for him without ceasing,” the pope’s prepared text emphasized. “Because if he has risen from the dead,... Read more

Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv. receives the red hat from Pope Francis on Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media

Pope Francis appoints new archpriest of St. Peter's Basilica

Feb 20, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Saturday named Cardinal Mauro Gambetti, O.F.M. Conv., to succeed Cardinal Angelo Comastri as archpriest of St. Peter’s... Read more

Cardinal Angelo Comastri presides over the blessing of farm animals at the Vatican for the feast of St. Anthony the Great, Jan. 17, 2019.

Holy cow: Farm animals receive blessing outside St Peter's Square

Jan 17, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Farmers from across Italy brought their animals to the Vatican for a blessing Thursday, turning the street outside St. Peter’s... Read more