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Former U.S. President Donald Trump walks on stage to deliver the keynote address at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Policy Conference at the Washington Hilton on June 22, 2024. in Washington, D.C.

Pope Francis invokes blessings on U.S. as Trump begins presidency

Jan 20, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Pope Francis invoked “an abundance of divine blessings” upon Donald Trump, his family, and “the beloved American people.” Read more

Father Frank Mann is seen with President Donald Trump in an undated photograph.

Brooklyn priest to pray at inauguration after ‘unlikely’ friendship with President Trump

Jan 16, 2025

By Daniel Payne

Father Francis Mann is scheduled to deliver the closing benediction at Trump’s second inauguration in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20. Read more

President-elect Donald Trump with his wife Melania Trump and archbishop of New York Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan (left) attend the 79th Annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner at the Hilton Midtown in New York City on Oct. 17, 2024.

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan will lead prayer at Donald Trump’s inauguration

Jan 6, 2025

By Tyler Arnold

“I believe President Trump and I believe that faith is stirring,” Cardinal Timothy Dolan said of Trump’s faith. “I believe... Read more

Cardinal Blase Cupich at a Vatican press conference ahead of the meeting of the heads of the world's bishops' conferences. Feb. 18, 2019.

In unprecedented move, Cardinal Cupich criticizes USCCB statement on Biden

Jan 20, 2021

Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, used Twitter to issue a scathing criticism of the USCCB’s official statement on the... Read more

Father Leo O’Donovan delivers the invocation next to Joe Biden (L) during the presidential inauguration on Jan. 20, 2021. Credit: Patrick Semansky / Pool / AFP via Getty Images.

Full text: Fr. Leo J. O'Donovan Inauguration Day invocation prayer at the US Capitol

Jan 20, 2021

The inauguration ceremony of President Joe Biden started with an invocation prayer delivered by Catholic priest Leo J. O'Donovan, Jesuit,... Read more

Report: Joe Biden set to promptly reverse pro-life policies

Jan 19, 2021

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Cathedral of St. Matthew, Washington, D.C.

Joe Biden invites congressional leadership to church service ahead of inauguration

Jan 19, 2021

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Cardinals, bishops, and Vatican officials walk alongside Pope Francis’ coffin in St. Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025, during the solemn transfer as Swiss Guards stand in formal formation.

Pope Francis moved to St. Peter’s Basilica for final goodbye

Swiss Guards accompany the pallbearers with the wooden coffin of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Square on April 23, 2025, during the translatio — the solemn transfer of the pope's body for public viewing ahead of Saturday's funeral Mass.

LIVE UPDATES: Pope Francis lies in state as Vatican announces Friday coffin sealing

Cardinals, bishops, and priests carrying palm branches gather for the Palm Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Square, April 13, 2025.

General congregation begins: Cardinals suspend beatifications, swear to secrecy

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During oral arguments, Supreme Court seems to support parental opt-outs for LGBT coursework

A panoramic view of St. Peter’s Square filled with faithful attending Easter Sunday Mass at the Vatican on April 20, 2025.

CNA explains: What happens during the Vatican’s 9 days of mourning for the pope? 

Pope Francis reiterated his call for peace for Gaza and the Holy Land in his April 20, 2025, urbi et orbi message.

Two days before his death, Pope Francis made final call to pastor of Gaza parish

Pope Francis greets the crowd from the popemobile on Easter Sunday morning, April 20, 2025.

The last time the world saw Pope Francis

The Minor Basilica and Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Manila, Philippines.

Filipino cardinals preside over requiem Masses for Pope Francis before heading to Rome

A memorial for Pope Francis is set up at the Sacred Heart of Jesus Cathedral of the Coptic Catholics in Qusiya, Egypt.

‘Brother in humanity’: Church leaders in Middle East pay tribute to Pope Francis

Pope Francis prays at the “Garden of Angels” section of the Laurentino Cemetery in Rome on All Souls’ Day, Nov. 2, 2024.

‘Death is not the end of everything’: Vatican releases pope’s reflections on aging, dying

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