The bells of the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady Guadalupe rang for several minutes April 21, setting a solemn tone Easter Monday as Bishop Edward J. Burns celebrated a noon Mass for the Intentions of the Holy Father following the passing of Pope Francis earlier that morning.
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Following the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the University of Dallas’ Dr. Susan Hanssen, a history professor on UD’s Irving and Rome campuses, and Dr. Ron Rombs, a theology professor and dean and director of UD’s Rome campus, offered guidance on what Catholics can expect during the current “interregnum,” the period between Pope Francis’ pontificate and the election of the next pontiff of the Catholic Church.
Here is an explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between the death of Pope Francis April 21 and the election of his successor.
For decades, Dominican Sister Francis Dominici Piscatella immersed herself in the ministry of teaching, not retiring until she was 84.
On March 27, seventh and eighth graders from St. Mark Catholic School put their faith into action in a big way: helping make a wish come true for 7-year-old Chloe Zai, a cancer patient with a love for Ariel, her favorite Disney princess.
The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced.
With the death of Pope Francis, the April 27 canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis was postponed and the Mass scheduled for that day will be a memorial Mass, the Vatican said.
The idea of becoming a nurse has been in Sharon Robinson’s head almost her whole life. The St. Ann Catholic Church parishioner can recall those early days, sitting next to her mother and watching a medical show; her mother would see a nurse on screen and remark to her daughter, “You’re going to be a nurse.” Call it a mother’s intuition: She was right.
Thousands of Catholics across the country will unite in prayer for pregnant and parenting moms in need during an April 19-27 novena inspired by St. Gianna Beretta Molla, an Italian doctor, wife, and mother who sacrificed her own life for the life of her child.
Pope Francis personally thanked the health care workers and medical staff who cared for him in Rome’s Gemelli Hospital for 38 days while he recovered from respiratory infections.