At Final Memorial Mass, Pope Francis Remembered as Tireless Shepherd

At Final Memorial Mass, Pope Francis Remembered as Tireless Shepherd

People use their phones to take photos as cardinals process into St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican for Mass on the final day of the official mourning for Pope Francis May 4, 2025. (Photo: CNS/Lola Gomez) by Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) – On the final day of official mourning for the death of Pope Francis, the late pontiff was remembered as someone who was determined to live out the mission entrusted to him and serve others, even whe…

Meet the conclave: Cardinal Dominique Mamberti

The village of Vico, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, has fewer than a thousand inhabitants. But it has a reputation as a hotbed of priestly vocations. In recent decades, it has also given the Church three bishops: Bishop Jean-François Arrighi, who served as vice president of the Pontifical Council for the Family, Bishop Jean-Pierre-Dominique Zévaco, who led a diocese in Madagascar, and Vatican Cardinal Dominique Mamberti.Caption: Cardina…

How Pope Francis shaped the College of Cardinals

Cardinals participate in the fifth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on April 30, 2025, in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, May 4, 2025 / 09:00 am (CNA). On May 7, an expected 133 cardinal electors ... [...]

At final memorial Mass, Pope Francis remembered as tireless shepherd

Pope Francis "remained faithful to his mission to the very exhaustion of his strength," said protodeacon of the College of Cardinals.

FULL TEXT: Cardinal Mamberti’s Homily for the Ninth Novendiales Mass

Daniel Ibañez/CNA Cardinal Dominique Mamberti delivers his homily during the ninth Novendiales Mass for Pope Francis on the third Sunday of Easter, May 4, 2025, at St. Peter’s Basilica in the Vatican. 'His intense pastoral life, his countless meetings, were grounded in the long moments of prayer that the Ignatian discipline had imprinted in him...'

Cardinal Mamberti: Pope Francis, faithful to his mission with all his strength

On Sunday afternoon, 4 May, the Third Sunday of Easter, Cardinal Protodeacon Dominique Mamberti presided over the ninth and final Novemdiale Mass in Saint Peter’s Basilica in suffrage for Pope Francis, with the participation of the College of Cardinals. He recalled that Peter’s mission is love expressed through service to the Church and all humanity. Read all