Day: April 21, 2025

Trump’s 14th week will be dominated by crucial trade talks

5:30 pm April 21, 2025

President Donald Trump’s post-Easter work week is set to include ongoing Easter celebrations, including hosting the White House’s famed Easter Egg Roll, as well as continuing trade negotiations following the reciprocal tariff pause earlier this month. Families, children and members of the Trump Cabinet will flock to the White House’s South Lawn on Monday, when […]

Pope Francis revealed burial wishes just days after becoming pope in 2013

5:29 pm April 21, 2025

Just a few days after becoming pope, Pope Francis revealed his burial wishes upon his death. In March 2013, Pope Francis was elected during a conclave by the Cardinals of the Catholic Church following Pope Benedict XVI’s decision to step down amid health concerns. “It was his belief that he may not live very long,” […]

Vance was one of Pope Francis’ last visitors

5:17 pm April 21, 2025

Vice President JD Vance was one of the last visitors of Pope Francis before the first Jesuit to lead the Catholic Church died at age 88. Vance met with Francis briefly on Sunday to exchange Easter greetings in one of the reception rooms of the Vatican hotel where he’d been living since being released from […]

What is the papal conclave: Inside the ancient process of choosing the next pope

4:47 pm April 21, 2025

After a pope dies, the Catholic Church chooses its next leader through an ancient electoral process called the “papal conclave.” In practice, since at least 1276, the conclave gathers the church’s top bishops – called the College of Cardinals – from around the globe. Though there are more than 240 cardinals currently, only those under […]

Pope Francis’ funeral will be simplified version of past papal funerals, per his change of papal funeral rites

4:45 pm April 21, 2025

The funeral for Pope Francis will include many long-held traditions, but will also eschew some of the more intricate customs after the pope amended the Catholic Church’s papal funeral rights. Francis died Monday at age 88, the Vatican announced. While much of the tradition associated with papal funerals – which dates all the way […]