Christopher White

2 days ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Michael Sean Winters |Robert Duncan

Limiting the number of Muslims allowed to immigrate to traditionally Christian nations would be a prudent decision on the part of politicians, said U.S. Cardinal Raymond Burke. During a pro-life and pro-family conference in Rome May 17, the day before Italy's March for Life, Burke outlined his views on immigration. "To resist large-scale Muslim immigration in my judgment is to be responsible," Burke said, responding to a written question.

2 days ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Michael Sean Winters

Cardinal Pietro Parolin views the body of Pope Francis in a wooden coffin in the chapel of the pope's residence, Casa Santa Marta, at the Vatican April 21, 2025. Parolin, one who is seen as a potential next pope, served as Pope Francis' secretary of state. (CNS/Vatican Media) ROME — Pope Francis' funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26 in St. Peter's Square, the Vatican announced.

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

On March 13, 2013, even before the new pope appeared on the loggia of St. Peter's minutes after being elected, the first inkling that his would be a different kind of pontificate, and a stunning inkling at that, was his choice of name: Francis. He was the first pope to take the name of the beloved medieval saint whose commitment to poverty and to the poor commenced the greatest reform in the long history of the church.

3 days ago | ncronline.org | Christopher White |Michael Sean Winters |Cindy Wooden

With the death of Pope Francis April 21, the practical aspects of overseeing the day-to-day needs of the church and organizing a papal election fall to U.S. Cardinal Kevin Farrell. Standing in the chapel of Francis' residence, it was Farrell who announced to the world that the pope had died. The 77-year-old, Irish-born former bishop of Dallas, Texas, has been "camerlengo" or chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church since 2019, although the job was basically just a title while Pope Francis was alive.

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

The pope is dead. In the next few weeks, the cardinals of the Catholic Church will gather in Rome to bury him and turn their minds and hearts to the selection of a successor. We do not know who will be selected in the conclave. But we do have a good idea of what will happen, and when, during this interregnum. The last papal succession in 2013 was different because it did not follow the death of a pope, but the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI, the first pontiff to step down in nearly six centuries.