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1 day ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

Tens of thousands of people have lined up to pay their respects to Pope Francis after his body was transferred to St. Peter's Basilica in a solemn ceremony. Pallbearers set down a casket with the body of Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica April 23, 2025, at the Vatican where he will lie for three days before his funeral Mass April 26, 2025.

2 days ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

Canadian Cardinal Michael Czerny, a Jesuit like Pope Francis, talks about the pope's legacy. Pope Francis greets children during an an audience with activists raising awareness about unaccompanied refugee minors and children from the Diocese of Rome, at the Vatican Sept. 10, 2021.

2 days ago | usccb.org | Cindy Wooden

The funeral Mass for Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, will be celebrated by the dean of the College of Cardinals April 26. The hands of Pope Francis, holding a rosary, are seen as he lies at rest in his coffin in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican April 21, 2025.

6 days ago | usccb.org | Carol Glatz

In his Good Friday meditations that were read at Rome’s Colosseum, Pope Francis warned of a world driven by selfishness and exclusion, calling it a “construction site of hell.” His reflections and prayers emphasized Jesus’ path of humility and love for others. A large illuminated cross is displayed before the start of the Way of the Cross outside the Colosseum in Rome April 18, 2025.

6 days ago | usccb.org | Carol Glatz

At the Good Friday Liturgy of the Lord's Passion in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican, the papal preacher underlined the power of love over strength. Among the thousands attending the service was U.S. Vice President JD Vance, who arrived in Rome toward the end of Holy Week.