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The Good News: Funeral for Pope Francis to be Held on Saturday Morning in Rome

The Good News | April 23, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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FUNERAL FOR POPE FRANCIS TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY MORNING IN ROME 
Following the death of Pope Francis on Easter Monday, the Vatican has announced that his funeral will be held Saturday morning in Rome at St. Peter’s Basilica, before his coffin is transferred to a different location, per his special request, for his entombment…READ MORE >

GENERAL CONGREGATIONS OF CARDINALS BEGIN IN THE VATICAN 
Approximately sixty cardinals gathered in the Synod Hall for the occasion, and, in accordance with the Apostolic Constitution Universi Dominici Gregis, they solemnly took an oath to faithfully observe the norms governing the interregnum and the election of the new Roman Pontiff…READ MORE >

JOHN YEP TO NEWSMAX: ALMOST NO CHANCE OF US POPE 
There is little chance of an American cardinal being chosen Pope, John Yep told Newsmax on Tuesday. The CEO and president of Catholics for Catholics told “Wake Up America” that “it happens every conclave. We all get our hopes up that we are going to have a gringo American up there to ascend the seat of Peter, but almost for sure it is not going to happen…READ MORE >

TOP TRUMP OFFICIALS EXPOSE ‘ANTI-CHRISTIAN BIAS’ OF BIDEN ADMIN 
Attorney General Pam Bondi opened up the first meeting of the Task Force to Eradicate Anti-Christian Bias on Tuesday by hearing stories about how the Justice Department was weaponized by the Biden administration to go after Christians…READ MORE >

VATICAN RELEASES FIRST PHOTOS OF POPE FRANCIS IN CASKET 
The images released by the Vatican show the pontiff lying in a wooden casket wearing traditional red vestments and his bishop’s miter, with Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin praying over his body…READ MORE >

MAY POPE FRANCIS REST IN PEACE. AND MAY PEACE RETURN TO MOTHER CHURCH 
Pope Francis declared, to a group of young people in Paraguay, “Go out and make a mess.” A puzzling remark from the Successor of St. Peter. As the years of his papacy went on, we witnessed what he meant. Year after year, he kept his promise…READ MORE >

TRUMP TO VISIT SAUDI ARABIA, QATAR, AND UAE IN FIRST MIDDLE EAST TRIP THIS TERM President Donald Trump is set to visit Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates next month in his second foreign trip of this term, the White House announced Tuesday. The trip is scheduled to take place from May 13 to May 16…READ MORE >

HEALTH OFFICIALS ANNOUNCE PLANS TO PHASE OUT ARTIFICIAL DYES IN NATION’S FOOD SUPPLY The move is “existential” to our country and marks a major step toward the administration’s broader initiative to Make America Healthy Again, according to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr…READ MORE >

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