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  • 2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Justin Mclellan |Pablo Kay |Cindy Wooden

    Cardinals already present in Rome and those who were able to get to the city after Pope Francis' death April 21 held their first meeting at the Vatican April 22. About 60 cardinals met in the Vatican Synod Hall at 9 a.m. to decide when to move the pope's body from the chapel of his residence to St. Peter's Basilica and when to hold the funeral, Matteo Bruni, head of the Vatican press office told reporters.

  • 2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Pablo Kay |Carol Glatz |Cindy Wooden

    Archbishop José H. Gomez recalled Pope Francis’ sense of humor and personal concern for Catholics in Southern California at a special Mass April 21, hours after the late pontiff’s death in Rome. “My feelings today are very personal,” said the archbishop at the Easter Monday Mass celebrated at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. “I am going to miss him, big time.”The special Mass, announced only hours earlier, drew more than 500 people to the April 21 noon Mass.

  • 2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Cindy Wooden

    Pope Francis' final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21, Vatican News reported. Among his last words were his thanks to Strappetti late April 20 when he said, "Thank you for bringing me back to the square," referring to the pope's surprise appearance after giving his Easter blessing from the central balcony of St. Peter's Basilica.

  • 2 days ago | angelusnews.com | Cindy Wooden |Carol Glatz |Maria Wiering |David Agren

    In his brief final testament, Pope Francis asked to be buried at Rome's Basilica of St. Mary Major and said he had offered his suffering for peace in the world. "I offered the suffering present in the latter part of my life to the Lord for world peace and brotherhood among peoples," he wrote in the document dated June 29, 2022, and published by the Vatican April 21, hours after he had died.

  • 3 days ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Michael Sean Winters |Carol Glatz

    Carlo Acutis souvenirs are displayed in a shop window in Assisi, Italy, in June 2023. (RNS/Michael Di Giovine, CC BY) Vatican City — April 21, 2025 With the death of Pope Francis, the canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis, which was scheduled for April 27, has been postponed.

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Carol Glatz
Carol Glatz @CarolGlatz
29 Sep 24

Crowd of about 35,000 people in Brussels' King Baudouin Stadium cheer when #PopeFrancis tries to put on a Scout neckerchief. #PopeInBelgium https://t.co/9fGxZR6ahC

Carol Glatz
Carol Glatz @CarolGlatz
28 Sep 24

Great enthusiasm at the Basilica of the Sacred Heart in Brussels. A multi-cultural city and church greet #PopeFrancis https://t.co/P3B9DJ4gbn

Carol Glatz
Carol Glatz @CarolGlatz
28 Sep 24

About 2,600 people inside Brussels' Basilica of the Sacred Heart, with a copy of the Pieta', and another 100 outside, enjoying the rainbow, waiting for #PopeFrancis. (Photos via pool AIGAV). https://t.co/vyqFxJ7qpN