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Pope Francis greets England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on April 9, 2025, at the pope’s private residence in the Vatican. 

Pope Francis meets with King Charles and Queen Camilla at the Vatican

Apr 9, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Pope Francis greeted England’s King Charles and Queen Camilla on Wednesday in a brief meeting in which the dignitaries wished... Read more

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Carlo Acutis.

Carlo Acutis and the four popes

Thousands of faithful gather for the Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday on the second day of mourning for Pope Francis at the Vatican, April 27, 2025. The Mass also fell on the day of the Jubilee of Teenagers.

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates the Mass on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 27, 2025 — the second day of mourning for the late Pope Francis.

Second day of mourning for Pope Francis: Full text of homily by Cardinal Parolin

Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) at the Divine Mercy Shrine in the Philippines.

Philippines makes history as first nation to consecrate itself to divine mercy

Original painting of the Divine Mercy by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934; Pope John Paul II in 1996.

Pope John Paul II declared Divine Mercy Sunday a feast 25 years ago

Cardinal John Dew speaking during a press conference in Wellington, New Zealand

New Zealand cardinal reflects on ‘beautiful’ Pope Francis funeral as cardinals prepare for conclave

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Pallbearers process with the coffin of Pope Francis during his funeral at St. Peter’s Square, Saturday, April 26, 2025.

PHOTOS: Pope Francis is laid to rest in Rome

Pope Francis meets with his longtime fellow Buenos Aires friends Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboudan at Jerusalem’s wailing wall on May 26, 2014.

Pope Francis cultivated bonds between Catholicism, Judaism

Providence Bishop-elect Bruce Lewandowski.

One of the last bishops appointed by Pope Francis says he showed us ‘how to evangelize’

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