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Catholic News Service is an American news agency owned by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops that reports on the Catholic Church. The agency's domestic service shut down on 30 December 2022, but CNS continues to function and provide reports concerning world events and Catholic news.

Benedictine Abbot Donato Ogliari, abbot of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome, center, offered a spiritual meditation April 29, 2025, in the Vatican synod hall to cardinals attending the general congregation before the conclave begins. The abbot is seated between Cardinal Giovanni Battista Re, dean of the College of Cardinals, and Cardinal Kevin J. Farrell, chamberlain of the Holy Roman Church. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Build communion with diversity, abbot tells cardinals before conclave

Catholic News Service April 30, 2025

The cardinals preparing to elect a new pope must strengthen communion in the Catholic Church, promoting a form of unity that has nothing to do with uniformity and everything to do with a common focus on Jesus, a Benedictine abbot told the College of Cardinals.

The Vatican in Rome | Photo by Patrick Schneider on Unsplash

Past conclaves give idea of when to watch for smoke from Sistine Chapel

Catholic News Service April 29, 2025

The cardinals who enter the Sistine Chapel May 7 to elect a new pope use smoke signals to communicate with the outside world.

People hold candles in front of a picture of Pope Francis in New Delhi, India, April 21, 2025, after his death was announced by the Vatican. Pope Francis, formerly Argentine Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, died April 21 at age 88. (OSV News photo/Adnan Abidi, Reuters)

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

Catholic News Service April 23, 2025

The funeral Mass of Pope Francis will be celebrated April 26 in St. Peter’s Square, the Vatican announced.

Pope Francis greets visitors as he rides the popemobile around St. Peter's Square before his weekly general audience at the Vatican Nov. 27, 2024. (CNS photo/Lola Gomez)

Pope Francis dies at 88

Catholic News Service April 21, 2025

Pope Francis has died April 21 at the age of 88.

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Build communion with diversity, abbot tells cardinals before conclave

Past conclaves give idea of when to watch for smoke from Sistine Chapel

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

Pope Francis dies at 88

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