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Cardinals, bishops, and priests carrying palm branches gather for the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, April 13, 2025.

General congregation begins: Cardinals suspend beatifications, swear to secrecy

Apr 22, 2025

By Kate Quiñones

At the first general congregation of cardinals in Rome on Tuesday, the estimated 60 cardinals in attendance chose the date... Read more

Cardinal Kevin Farrell on May 2, 2017.

Who is Cardinal Farrell, the camerlengo and a key figure in the papal transition?

Apr 21, 2025

By Hannah Brockhaus

Cardinal Kevin Farrell is a key figure in the papal succession because of his appointment in 2019 as the camerlengo... Read more

Pilgrims gather in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ Angelus reflection on Oct. 6, 2024.

Pope Francis has died. What happens next? 

Apr 21, 2025

By Andrea Gagliarducci

With the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic Church has entered the sede vacante period. What happens next?  Read more

Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell.

Pope Francis names Cardinal Kevin Farrell camerlengo

Feb 14, 2019

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis Thursday nominated a new camerlengo, Irish-American Cardinal Kevin Joseph Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and... Read more

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Pope Leo XIV addresses more than 100 ambassadors in an audience on Friday, May 16, 2025, in the Clementine Hall at the Vatican.

Pope Leo XIV to diplomats: Peace and justice can be achieved by investing in the family

St. Hedwig’s Cathedral in Berlin, Germany.

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