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Young men attending the encounter with youth with Pope Francis at the Sir John Guise Stadium, Papua New Guinea, Sept. 9, 2024.

Worldwide Catholic population hits 1.4 billion

Mar 21, 2025

By Victoria Cardiel

Two reports prepared by the Vatican’s Central Office for Church Statistics reveal a notable growth of the Catholic population worldwide... Read more

Pope Francis presides over Easter Sunday Mass in St. Peter's Square on March 31, 2024.

Pope Francis reinstates papal title ‘Patriarch of the West’ in Pontifical Yearbook

Apr 12, 2024

By Matthew Santucci

This honorific designation has reappeared among the list of “historical titles” used to designate the theological and temporal reality of... Read more

Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Mueller.

Moving 'Vicar of Christ' title in Vatican yearbook is ‘theological barbarism’, says cardinal

Apr 6, 2020

A cardinal has criticised the Vatican’s official yearbook after it relegated the term Vicar of Christ to a section headed... Read more

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Cardinal Kevin Farrell on May 2, 2017.

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

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin, and Archbishop Edgar Peña Parra preside over the sealing of the papal apartment at the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Monday, April 21, 2025.

Pope Francis’ death: Vatican holds first step in papal funeral rites

Religious sisters gather to pray the rosary for Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025.

PHOTOS: Thousands gather for rosary in St. Peter’s Square after death of Pope Francis

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump attend the White House Easter Egg Roll on Monday, April 21, 2025. President Trump signed a proclamation at the event ordering flags to be flown at half-staff “as a mark of respect for the memory of His Holiness Pope Francis,” who died Monday. Flags will remain at half-staff until sunset.

UPDATE: Trump will attend Pope Francis’ funeral in Rome

Pope Francis arrives at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020

U.S bishops mourn Pope Francis’ death, recall his ‘pastoral’ legacy

Pope Francis at the Jubilee of the Sick in St. Peter's Square on Sunday, April 6, 2025, wearing nasal cannulas for supplemental oxygen as he continues recovering from bilateral pneumonia.

FULL TEXT: Here is Pope Francis’ testament

Bouquets of flowers are left by visitors to St. Peter's Square on Easter Monday following the news of the death of Pope Francis, Monday, April 21, 2025.

Vatican releases Pope Francis’ cause of death

Mourners gather in St. Peter's Square after the death of Pope Francis on Monday, April 21, 2025.

World leaders mourn Pope Francis, praise his legacy

Flowers are laid in memory of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025.

CNA explains: What happens to Pope Francis’ remains after death?

Pope Francis’ shadow is seen at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022.

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