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Sister Mary Barron said at the Mass that the late pope "invited us out into the world and among all of God's creation to heal and accompany those most in need."
The prelate celebrated, and delivered the homily at, the second-to-last Mass held in mourning for the Holy Father, who passed away on April 21.
The unprecedented number of 133 cardinal electors surpasses all previous papal conclaves, breaking the previous record of 115 electors in the 2005 and 2013 elections.
The prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith and a close personal friend of the late Pope Francis celebrated Mass with the College of Cardinals on May 1.
The Catholic Church dedicates the entire month of May to the Blessed Virgin Mary, mother of God and spiritual mother of all.
Matteo Bruni, director of the Holy See Press Office, had stated at an April 29 press briefing that two Cardinal electors would not participate in the conclave.
The appeal came as the cardinals concluded their seventh general congregation — the daily meetings leading up to the start of the conclave on May 7.
Matteo Bruni, the director of the Holy See Press Office, said the names of the two cardinals would not be revealed during an afternoon press briefing.
The conclave to elect a new pope will begin on May 7. Here’s what you need to know about what will happen.
The late pope sent a telegram marking the 560th anniversary of the saint’s canonization in 2021 calling her “a great female figure of faith.”
The Vatican announced Monday that the conclave to elect Pope Francis’ successor will begin on May 7, as the Church enters the final preparatory phase for choosing its 267th pope.
Speaking at St. Peter’s Basilica on Monday, the 54-year-old vicar general for the Diocese of Rome described how the faithful feel like “sheep without a shepherd.”
The six-kilometer funeral procession that carried Pope Francis from St. Peter's to St. Mary Major was filled with profound symbolism, from the Dodge Ram popemobile serving as hearse to white roses representing his devotion to St. Thérèse of Lisieux.
Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin presided over the solemn Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday held in St. Peter’s Square.
The video, shared by the Italian weekly magazine “Oggi,” was made public one day after the funeral Mass of Pope Francis, who died at the Vatican on April 21.
Carlo went on pilgrimage to see John Paul II, offered up his suffering from cancer for Benedict XVI, and was later beatified during the pontificate of Pope Francis.
“Brothers and sisters, precisely on Divine Mercy Sunday we remember our beloved Pope Francis with affection,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin said Sunday.
On Aug. 17, 2002, St. John Paul II entrusted the world to divine mercy as he consecrated the International Shrine of the Divine Mercy in Lagiewniki, Poland.
The pope’s burial site, at his request, is the Basilica of St. Mary Major, one of the four papal basilicas in Rome. He joins seven other popes buried there.
“[It was a] good meeting. We discussed a lot one-on-one,” Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. “Hoping for results on everything we covered.”