A timeline of Pope Francis’ 12 years as leader of the Catholic Church
CNA Staff, Apr 25, 2025 / 08:00 am Pope Francis was the 265th successor of St. Peter. Here is a timeline of key events ...
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Cardinal Becciu reportedly seeks voting rights in papal conclave
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LIVE UPDATES: Funeral of Pope Francis, conclave preparations
Swiss Guards accompany the pallbearers with the wooden coffin of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 23, 2025, during the translatio — the solemn ...
More than 100 cardinals now present in Rome as preparations for papal funeral advance
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Pope Francis funeral set for April 26 at St. Peter’s Square, burial at St. Mary Major Basilica
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LIVE UPDATES: World reacts to death of Pope Francis
Leaders of the German government on Monday mourned Pope Francis’ death, hailing him as an “advocate for the weak” and a “sign of hope.”“With the death of Pope Francis, the Catholic ...
Pope Francis dies at 88, leaving legacy of reform and focus on Church’s peripheries
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In Easter homily, Pope Francis urges Catholics to ‘run’ in search of the risen Christ
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Urbi et Orbi 2025: Pope Francis Easter message urges world leaders’ not to yield to logic of fear’
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Vice President JD Vance meets with Cardinal Pietro Parolin at Vatican on Holy Saturday
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