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Parishioners attend a July 2024 Mass at St. Peter Church in Quincy, Illinois.

Mass attendance ticks back up nationally after pandemic falter, data suggests

Feb 10, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

New data from CARA suggests that Mass attendance levels have quietly returned to 2019 levels nearly six years later. Read more

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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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Father Pablo Gefaell is seen in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Monday, April 21, 2025.

‘A pope of mercy’: Priests from around the world mourn Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square

Pope Francis hears confessions of teenagers in St. Peter's Square.

Vatican announces changes to this week’s Jubilee of Teenagers in Rome

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

Pope Francis has died. What happens next? 

Pope Francis (1936–2025), who led the Catholic Church from 2013 to 2025, emphasized God’s infinite mercy throughout his pontificate.

Pope Francis: The pope of the peripheries who shook up the Church

EWTN Chairman and CEO Michael P. Warsaw meets with Pope Francis during an audience with participants in the plenary meetings of the Dicastery for Communication, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.

EWTN CEO Michael Warsaw: Death of Pope Francis a ‘moment of personal grief’ for Catholics

A reliquary containing relics of Blessed Carlo Acutis at the Church of Sant'Angela Merici in Rome, Oct 11, 2021.

Vatican postpones Carlo Acutis canonization following Pope Francis’ death

Pope Francis dies at 88: The Holy See has confirmed the passing of the first Latin American pontiff.

BREAKING: Pope Francis dies at 88, ending historic pontificate marked by mercy and reform

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