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Cardinals pray before the Blessed Sacrament in a chapel near the New Synod Hall

30/04/2025

Cardinals ask faithful to pray for their discernment for new Pope

Cardinal Fernández gives the homily for the sixth Novemdiales Mass

01/05/2025

Cardinal Fernández: Pope Francis was a tireless worker

The College of Cardinals gathered for the fifth Novemdiales Mass for the late Pope Francis

01/05/2025

‘Cardinals need prayers of the humble and little ones, each of us’

The red skullcap or zucchetto worn by cardinals

01/05/2025

Upcoming conclave will be first with more than 120 Cardinal electors

29/04/2025

Conclave: Who will elect the next Pope?

Priests celebrating at the motherhouse next to the tomb of Saint Vincent de Paul

01/05/2025

Paris Marks 400th Anniversary of the Congregation of the Mission

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Wildfires burn in the Jerusalem hills, central Israel

01/05/2025

7,000 evacuated after fires around Jerusalem

A state of emergency has been declared in Israel following what are being described as the country’s largest ever fires.

Ceremony in Paris to mark the 110th anniversary of the Armenian genocide

30/04/2025

News from the Orient - April 30, 2025

In this week's News from the Orient, produced in collaboration with L'Œuvre d'Orient: An Eastern tribute is offered to Pope Francis, we mark the 110th Anniversary of the Armenian Genocide, and ...

30/04/2025

'Pope Francis, a priest who was at my side no matter what happened'

Adrian Pallarols, a dear friend of Pope Francis, frequently known as the Pope's silversmith, remembers the late friend with whom he would sit and chat over coffee milk and cookies prepared by nuns 'as ...

Cardinal Sandri leads the fifth Novemdiale mass in St Peter's Basilica

30/04/2025

Cardinal Sandri: Pope Francis leaves legacy of service and vision

Presiding over the fifth Novemdiales Mass in memory of Pope Francis, Cardinal Sandri reflects on Pope Francis’ witness of humble service as well as on the lasting vision he leaves for the future of ...

Films for a Jubilee of Hope

The Dicastery for Evangelization's "Jubilee is Culture" wide-ranging film programme, reviewed by Fr. Greg Apparcel CSP, highlights humanity's yearning for God.