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- Pope Francis’ passing leaves international soccer world in mourning 28/04/2025A patch depicting the late Pope Francis is seen on the jersey of San Lorenzo’s Spanish midfielder No. 10 Iker Muniain during the Argentine Professional Football League 2025 Apertura Tournament football match between San Lorenzo and Rosario Central at the Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires on April 26, 2025. The late Pope Francis, Jorge […]
- 7 popes are buried at St. Mary Major; Pope Francis will soon be the eighth 26/04/2025The statue of Our Lady, Queen of Peace in the Basilica of St. Mary Major. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA). Pope Francis, who died April 21, will be buried today in Rome, with a funeral Mass presided over by Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College […]
- Record numbers of pilgrims flock to see the Holy Tunic of Christ near Paris 24/04/2025The Holy Tunic of Christ on display in Argenteuil, France, in 2016. / Credit: Simon de l'Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Paris, France, Apr 24, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA). A rare exhibit of the Holy Tunic of Christ — believed to be the garment worn by Jesus during his passion — is […]
- German bishops: Blessings of same-sex couples should be done with ‘appreciation’ 23/04/2025German bishops gather in Rome on Nov. 17, 2022. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2025 / 12:00 pm (CNA). The German Catholic bishops have published a handout that offers guidance to pastors on blessings for couples in “irregular” situations such as same-sex relationships, urging clergy to use the blessings to “express appreciation” […]
- How the tradition of Dutch flowers at the pope’s Easter Mass was saved 20/04/2025Dutch flowers decorate St. Peter’s Square for Easter Sunday Mass 2019. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Rome Newsroom, Apr 20, 2025 / 06:00 am (CNA). In early 2022, some Dutch Catholics were dismayed to learn that a 37-year Easter tradition would not continue. The Netherlands, known for its fields of flowers, had for more than three […]