by Ayebe Anthony | May 9, 2025 | News, Vatican News
Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the first US-born pontiff and will be known as Pope Leo XIV. Leo made his first remarks as pope from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica in front of tens of thousands of onlookers, calling for peace and paying tribute to the late...
by Ayebe Anthony | May 5, 2025 | News, Vatican News
Pope Francis requests that his popemobile be turned into a health clinic for the children of Gaza. Pope Francis’ legacy of peace continues to shine in our conflict-ridden world. The closeness he showed to the most vulnerable during his earthly mission is...
by Ayebe Anthony | May 2, 2025 | News, Vatican News
The Vatican fire brigade has put up the chimney stack, which will announce the election of the new Pope. The Cardinals will gather in the Sistine Chapel on May 7 to begin the conclave to select the next Pope. Twice a day, in the morning (except on May 7) and in the...
by Ayebe Anthony | Apr 25, 2025 | News, Vatican News
Pope Francis’ tomb in the Basilica of St. Mary Major has been made with materials from the Italian region of Liguria. It is a simple tomb bearing only the inscription “Franciscus” and a reproduction of the late Pope’s pectoral cross. The tomb is located near the Altar...
by Ayebe Anthony | Apr 24, 2025 | News, Vatican News
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, will preside at the Rite of Sealing of the Coffin of the late Pope Francis on Friday, April 26, at 8:00 PM, ahead of the papal funeral on Saturday morning. The liturgical rite will be attended by several...
by Ayebe Anthony | Apr 22, 2025 | News, Vatican News
The Holy See Press Office announced on Tuesday that Pope Francis’ funeral Mass will take place on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 10:00 AM in St. Peter’s Square.Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, Dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside at the Mass, which will be...
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