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CV NEWS FEED // As the world holds its breath and we speculate on which cardinals are papabile (potential new popes), it’s important for Catholics to take a deep breath and look back. Conclaves have never been without drama, and yet the Church persists. We have Christ’s promise that “the gates of hell will not … Read more8 crazy papal conclaves from Catholic history
Vatican MediaPope Francis’ coffin is sealed prior to his funeral at St. Peter’s Basilica on Friday, April 25, 2025. After the funeral Mass on April 26, Pope Francis’ remains will be brought from the Vatican through Rome to the Basilica of St. Mary Major, where he will be buried in another private ceremony. Read More
Mandel Mgan Pope Francis greets Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi before a working session on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Energy, Africa-Mediterranean at the Borgo Egnazia resort during the G7 Summit in Savelletri near Bari, Italy, on June 14, 2024. Glowing tributes pour in for the Holy Father, who dreamed of visiting the South Asian country. Read … Read moreIndia Remembers Pope Francis as a ‘Beacon of Compassion’
ROME // The cardinal stewarding Saint Mary Major Basilica, where Pope Francis will be buried, revealed this week that the pontiff initially intended to be buried in St. Peter’s Basilica, but changed his mind in 2022, saying Our Lady had inspired him. The late Holy Father was known for his devotion to the Marian icon, … Read more‘Mary told me, “Prepare your tomb”’: Pope Francis originally planned burial in St. Peter’s Basilica, changed to St. Mary Major in 2022
Wikimedia Commons L to R: three of Francis’ favorites: St. Francis of Assisi, St. Thérèse of Lisieux and St. Joseph The Holy Father had a personal devotion to particular saints … Read More
CV NEWS FEED // On April 27, Catholics around the world will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Divine Mercy Sunday, honoring the message of extraordinary mercy that Jesus entrusted to the polish nun Saint Faustina Kowalska. Pope Saint John Paul II established the feast in 2000 on the same day he canonized Saint Faustina. This … Read moreGlobal Church prepares to celebrate 25 years of Divine Mercy Sunday
CV NEWS FEED // President Donald Trump released a statement April 24 for Armenian Remembrance Day to commemorate Medz Yeghern, the 1915-1923 Armenian genocide that occurred in what is now modern-day Turkey. “Today we commemorate the Meds Yeghern, and honor the memories of those wonderful souls who suffered in one of the worst disasters of … Read moreWhite House releases message of solidarity on Armenian Remembrance Day
CV NEWS FEED // Two Democratic judges in Wisconsin and New Hampshire were arrested this week for aiding illegal immigrants and interfering with federal immigration enforcement. In Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Circuit Judge Hannah Dugan was taken into custody Friday by the FBI after reportedly helping an illegal immigrant evade arrest at a courthouse last week. … Read moreTwo Democratic judges arrested in separate states for aiding illegal immigrants
CV NEWS FEED // A one-month-old girl whose family fought a Texas hospital to keep her on a life-saving ventilator passed away on Good Friday. Her death appears to be unrelated to the impending removal of life support. CatholicVote previously reported that a hospital in northern Texas earlier this month wanted to remove baby Wren’s … Read moreBaby Wren dies on Good Friday, apparently unrelated to impending life support removal
Pope Francis at the Divine Mercy vigil in St. Peter’s Square on April 2, 2016. COMMENTARY: The mercy of God is invoked at any Catholic funeral, and Divine Mercy has been a mainstay of papal life for 25 years. Read More