“Pope Leo XVI is expected to take up residence in the papal apartment on the first floor of the Apostolic Palace, left vacant by Francis for more than 12 years. Each day, our special correspondents in Rome report on life inside the Vatican following Francis’ death”
“On April 23, the body of Pope Francis was transferred in procession from the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta to St. Peter’s Basilica, where it will lie in state until his funeral on Saturday. La Croix reports on the meaning and symbolism behind the solemn ritual.”
“Mourners gathered Monday at the Metropolitan Cathedral to grieve the death of Pope Francis, a man deeply loved in his hometown. Argentina has announced seven days of mourning over the pope’s death.”
“Pope Francis welcomed staff of Rome's Gemelli Hospital, where he was treated for his double pneumonia, at the Vatican. He thanked them for their “very good quality” services.”
“Pope Francis declared the famous Catalan architect Antoni Gaudí venerable by recognizing his heroic virtues. This decree opens the way to a possible beatification of the architect of the Sagrada Familia.”
“In its 2024 annual report, the Financial Supervision and Information Authority specified that the decrease is mainly due to a reduction in the number of reports from the Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR=Vatican Bank).”74 reports of “suspicious activities,” compared to 123 in 2023”
“After opening the Holy Door at St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome, Pope Francis December 26 inaugurated the second Holy Door of the 2025 Jubilee at the church of Rebibbia Prison in Rome. ”
“Despite Pope Francis’ hospitalization, Vatican diplomacy is closely following recent developments regarding the resolution of the war in Ukraine. And it has warned against a solution that would exclude the aggressed country from the negotiating table.”
“outlines five key concepts shaping the Francis papacy: time over space, unity over conflict, realities over ideas, the whole over the part, and discernment.”
“Two Catholic nuns were murdered in Mirebalais, central Haiti, as armed gangs overran the city in a wave of violence that also freed more than 500 inmates from a local prison. Sr Evanette Onezaire and Sr Jeanne Voltaire, of the Little Sisters of Saint Therese of the Child Jesus congregation.”
“Bishop Dante Braida La Rioja, president of the Episcopal Commission for Social Pastoral Care. "This action promotes a church close to its citizens, concerned with the problems of its community and committed to justice and solidarity,””
“Mosaics adorning the Basilica of Our Lady of the Rosary in Lourdes, created by Father Marko Rupnik, who is accused of sexual abuse, were partially covered March 31, announced Bishop Jean-Marc Micas of Tarbes and Lourdes.”
“Pope Francis, who has not appeared in public since his release from the hospital, will indeed pronounce the “urbi et orbi” blessing at Easter from the balcony of St. Peter’s, the Vatican announced March 27. ”
““The board of directors of the construction of the Sagrada Familia has invited the artists Miquel Barceló (Mexico), Cristina Iglesias, and Javier Marín (Spain) for an artistic proposal with regard to the layout of the 'Façade of Glory,'” ”
“Born into a Jewish family and later converted to Catholicism, Israeli Jesuit scholar Father David Neuhaus condemned Trump and Netanyahu’s vision for Gaza, calling it a continuation of Palestinian displacement and urging a future based on equality.”
“At the conclusion of the first global summit on children's rights held at the Vatican, Pope Francis announced the upcoming publication of a letter or apostolic exhortation dedicated to this theme.”
“The Paris prosecutor's office announced in a letter that it does not intend to open an investigation in the Abbé Pierre case, a decision that the French Bishops' Conference “regrets.””
“Known commonly as Dom Guéranger, Pope Francis said the monk “was undoubtedly one of the first architects of the Liturgical Movement, whose great fruit would be the Constitution Sacrosanctum Concilium of the Second Vatican Council,””
“Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, the Peruvian Catholic conservative movement, has confirmed its upcoming dissolution by the Vatican. This final decision follows multiple scandals, both sexual and financial. ”
“The first female bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Washington provoked President Donald Trump’s anger January 22, after calling on the president to show “mercy” toward immigrants and LGBT people.”
