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Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas lived to 116. / Credit: Nathália Queiroz/ACI Digital

Sao Paulo, Brazil, May 1, 2025 / 16:00 pm (CNA).

Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, the oldest person in the world, died Wednesday in Porto Alegre, Brazil, at the age of 116.

Pope Francis during a general audience. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/EWTN News

Buenos Aires, Argentina, Apr 30, 2025 / 07:00 am (CNA).

The face of Brother Juan of the Community of the Lamb went viral last week in a video recalling an emotion-laden moment with Pope Francis in Rome.

Canada’s prime minister and Liberal Party leader Mark Carney applauds at a victory party in Ottawa, Ontario, on April 29, 2025. Prime Minister Mark Carney won Canada’s election on April 28, 2025, leading his Liberal Party to a new term in power. / Credit: DAVE CHAN/AFP via Getty Images

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 29, 2025 / 11:57 am (CNA).

Canadians voted Monday to elect Liberal Party leader Mark Carney to a full term as prime minister following a tight race against his conservative challenger, Pierre Poilievre.

A patch depicting the late Pope Francis is seen on the jersey of San Lorenzo’s Spanish midfielder No. 10 Iker Muniain during the Argentine Professional Football League 2025 Apertura Tournament football match between San Lorenzo and Rosario Central at the Pedro Bidegain stadium in Buenos Aires on April 26, 2025. The late Pope Francis, Jorge Bergoglio, was a fan and member No. 88235 of Argentina’s San Lorenzo football club. / Credit: ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP via Getty Images

Dublin, Ireland, Apr 28, 2025 / 10:39 am (CNA).

Among the tens of thousands of mourners paying their respects before the coffin of Pope Francis late last week was Gianluigi Buffon, the Italian World Cup-winning goalkeeper.

Archbishop J.Michael Miller, CSB. / Credit: Briancontractor/Wikimeda (CC BY-SA 3.0)

CNA Newsroom, Apr 27, 2025 / 21:48 pm (CNA).

“Your spirit of hope shines even amid darkness,” Archbishop J. Michael Miller told Vancouver’s Filipino community following a devastating festival attack.

Pope Francis meets with his longtime fellow Buenos Aires friends Rabbi Abraham Skorka and Muslim leader Omar Abboudan at Jerusalem’s wailing wall on May 26, 2014. / Credit: Vatican Media

ACI Prensa Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA).

With bold gestures and strong words, the late pontiff laid out a path of fraternity.

The statue of Our Lady, Queen of Peace in the Basilica of St. Mary Major. / Credit: Jonah McKeown/CNA

CNA Staff, Apr 26, 2025 / 04:00 am (CNA).

Pope Francis will be buried today at Santa Maria Maggiore — who are the other popes buried there?

Pope Francis. / Credit: Vatican Media

Lima Newsroom, Apr 25, 2025 / 14:47 pm (CNA).

As the first Latin American pontiff, the legacy of Pope Francis in the region is complex, according to analysts consulted by ACI Prensa, CNA’s Spanish-language news partner.

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Vancouver, Canada, Apr 24, 2025 / 13:08 pm (CNA).

Ahead of Canada’s election on Monday, April 28, Canadian bishops issued a statement calling Catholic voters to defend life, freedom, and common good at the polls.

The Holy Tunic of Christ on display in Argenteuil, France, in 2016. / Credit: Simon de l'Ouest, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Paris, France, Apr 24, 2025 / 11:00 am (CNA).

Open to the public from April 18 to May 11, the exhibit is galvanizing Catholic faithful across Europe.