Archive for March 22, 2025

Volunteers pray at a vigil at an abortion clinic in Ealing, West London, the site of the first “buffer zone” in the U.K. They are restricted by law from being closer than 500 meters (about 1,600 feet) to the clinic, more than the 150 meters (500 feet) imposed by the nationwide law in October 2024.?w=200&h=150

By Heather Tomlinson

UK pro-life campaigners press ahead with prayer vigils as court verdict looms

Pro-life campaigners in the U.K. are pressing ahead with 40 Days for Life vigils as a court verdict looms for... Read more

A previous class of St. Kateri Rosary Walk interns.?w=200&h=150

By Martin Barillas

Young men reaffirm faith and friendship in Church-sponsored building project

Until March 31, the Diocese of Gallup, New Mexico, is accepting applications for the 2025 St. Kateri Rosary Walk internship... Read more

Genuflection before the Blessed Sacrament.?w=200&h=150

By Walter Sánchez Silva

Cardinal Dolan explains why Catholics genuflect in church

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, explained one of the expressions of reverence Catholics make in church —... Read more

U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy in a March 20, 2025, interview on “The World Over with Raymond Arroyo” shares how his family and Catholic faith have sustained him during his extraordinarily intense first months as U.S. Secretary of Transportation.?w=200&h=150

By Tessa Gervasini

Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy reflects on first months of tenure and his faith

Sean Duffy shared how his family and his Catholic faith have sustained him during his extraordinarily intense first months as... Read more

A makeshift shrine with devotional candles, flowers, and images of Pope Francis appears outside Rome’s Gemelli Hospital on Feb. 22, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis to offer window blessing from Gemelli Hospital this Sunday

Vatican Media will be present to record and distribute footage of the papal appearance, which marks a promising progression in... Read more

Auxiliary Bishop Nicholas Hudson with the lord mayor of Westminster, Robert Rigby, at Westminster Cathedral on Thursday, March 20, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Andy Drozdziak

Lord mayor of Westminster in London receives papal knighthood

Councilor Robert Rigby was formally awarded the knighthood — the highest honor a lay Catholic can be given by the... Read more

Candles with Pope Francis’ image on them stand outside Gemelli Hospital in Rome on Feb. 21, 2025.?w=200&h=150

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis will be discharged from Gemelli Hospital on Sunday, Vatican says

Hospital officials said the pope will continue convalescing at his apartment in Casa Santa Marta for at least two months. Read more

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The final hours of Pope Francis: ‘Thank you for bringing me back to the Square’ 

Pope Francis is seen at his general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, April 16, 2014.

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The earth, photographed by the crew of Apollo 8 in December 1968.

Earth Day: 10 quotes from Pope Francis on creation, care for the environment

Pope Francis’ hands are seen as his body lies in state at the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel, Monday, April 21, 2025.

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Pope Francis meets with the United States bishops at St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2015.

Remembering Pope Francis’ 2015 visit to the United States

The body of Pope Francis lies in state at the Vatican’s Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel, surrounded by Swiss Guards, cardinals, and Vatican officials paying their respects before his transfer to St. Peter’s Basilica for public veneration, Monday, April 21, 2025.

Vatican releases first photos of Pope Francis after his death

The body of Pope Francis lies in state at the Vatican's Domus Sanctae Marthae chapel, surrounded by Swiss Guards, cardinals, and Vatican officials paying their respects before his transfer to St. Peter’s Basilica for public veneration on April 22, 2025. The mortal remains of Pope Francis will be transferred to St. Peter’s Basilica on Wednesday, April 23.

Pope Francis to be buried at St. Mary Major Basilica following Saturday funeral

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

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