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Pope Francis said Mary picked his burial place, cardinal says

ROME (CNS) — “The Virgin Mary told me, ‘Prepare the tomb.'” That is what Pope Francis said Mary told him when he was discerning whether to be buried in the historic Marian church where his body will be laid to rest April 26.  Cardinal Rolandas Makrickas, coadjutor archpriest of Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major,…

Cardinals choose prelates to offer reflections on church, future pope

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — A Benedictine abbot and a Capuchin cardinal will offer spiritual meditations on the needs of the Catholic Church to the cardinals preparing to elect a new pope, according to the Vatican press office. Benedictine Father Donato Ogliari, abbot of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, will offer the first meditation…

Poor to welcome pope’s casket to St. Mary Major where simple tomb is ready

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Given the late Pope Francis’ care and concern for the poor, a representative group of them has been formally invited to welcome his casket to Rome’s Basilica of St. Mary Major for burial. “The poor have a privileged place in the heart of God,” the Vatican press office said in a…

Prayer, pilgrims accompany pope’s body to basilica

VATICAN CITY — To the chanting of Christ’s promise, “I am the resurrection and the life; whoever believes in me, even if he dies, will live,” the mortal remains of Pope Francis were carried into St. Peter’s Basilica by 14 pallbearers. Thousands of people had made an early morning pilgrimage to St. Peter’s Square April…

Clericalism was chief target of Pope Francis’ teaching

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — From the moment he took the helm of the Catholic Church’s sprawling hierarchy, Pope Francis positioned himself as a pastor close to the people he served, and he called out the behavior of priests who were distant from and thought they were superior to their flocks. The pope set the tone…

Pope’s funeral set for April 26, public viewing April 23-25

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced. Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, will preside over the liturgy, which begins a nine-day period of official mourning and daily memorial Masses. The deceased pope’s body, which was…

Pope thanks nurse for taking him to St. Peter’s Square one last time

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis’ final moments were peaceful, and he managed to give one last farewell to his nurse, Massimiliano Strappetti, before slipping into a coma early April 21, Vatican News reported. Among his last words were his thanks to Strappetti late April 20 when he said, “Thank you for bringing me back…

Pope was a pastor first, which is lasting gift to church, cardinal says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis was a pastor first, “so consistently, so spontaneously and with such deep conviction,” that it will remain a gift to the Catholic Church, said Cardinal Michael Czerny. The cardinal, who served as prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, spoke with Catholic News Service April 22, the…

Global pastor: In word and deed, pope preached mercy, outreach

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis, who died April 21 at the age of 88, gave new energy to millions of Catholics — and caused concern for some — as he transformed the image of the papacy into a pastoral ministry based on personal encounters and strong convictions about poverty, mission and dialogue. U.S. Cardinal…