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Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David downplayed talks about “popular candidates” in the upcoming conclave, and said a papal election is unlike the political processes seen in different parts of the globe. --- MANILA, Philippines – Filipino Cardinal Pablo Virgilio David downplayed [...]

While it is true that our Catholic Faith is timeless, the Catholic Church seems to be stalled in the disasterous 20th Century. --- The Roman Catholic Church is still waiting for a genuinely third-millennium pope. All three of the last popes—John [...]

U.S. Vice-President JD Vance meets Pope Francis on Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025, at the Vatican / Credit: Vatican Media/Screenshot CNA Staff, Apr 23, 2025 / 16:21 pm (CNA). U.S. Vice President JD Vance said this week that he is refusing [...]

Cardinal William Goh speaks during an interview with EWTN News on April 19, 2024, in Singapore. / Credit: Sean Boyce/EWTN News Rome Newsroom, Apr 22, 2025 / 11:42 am (CNA). Cardinal William Goh celebrated a memorial Mass for Pope Francis in [...]

Francis worked toward a decentralized ‘synodal’ Church structure in contrast to the Church’s traditional ‘top-down’ authority structure instituted by Christ Himself. --- Francis worked toward a decentralized ‘synodal’ Church structure in contrast to the Church’s traditional ‘top-down’ authority structure instituted [...]

Archbishop Charles Chaput noted his personal fondness for certain aspects of his time with Pope Francis but did not shy away from highlighting problems with his papacy. --- Archbishop Charles Chaput noted his personal fondness for certain aspects of his time [...]

Cardinal Oswald Gracias says Pope Francis was “a person of deep faith, of prayer.” --- MUMBAI, India – Cardinal Oswald Gracias says Pope Francis was “a person of deep faith, of prayer.” Gracias was the archbishop of Bombay until the pope accepted [...]

Father Stan Chu Ilo is no stranger to the late Pope Francis. --- YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Father Stan Chu Ilo is no stranger to the late Pope Francis. The Coordinating Servant of the Pan African Theology and Pastoral Network (PACTPAN) also worked [...]

In charity, let us also pray for the Church in this time of transition — that the Holy Ghost may guide Her unfailingly, as Our Lord has promised. --- In charity, let us also pray for the Church in this time [...]

I join in prayers today for the repose of the soul of Pope Francis. The loss of a pope is always a deeply significant and spiritual moment, especially for Catholics. It reminds us that the papacy is not about [...]