News and Views: April 21, 2025

Pope Francis Dies at Age 88 

The Vatican announced early Monday that Pope Francis, the head of the Catholic Church, died at his residence at the Vatican's Casa Santa Marta after a long battle with respiratory illnesses. Image

Vatican confirm Pope's cause of death in new statement - as late Holy Father's will is released revealing his final wishes and funeral plans  Pope Francis's final testament has tonight been revealed just hours after his death by a stroke and heart failure at the age of 88. 

   The pontiff 'passed away peacefully' at the Saint Martha residence in the Vatican, according to his doctors.

   He reportedly woke up when his alarm went off at 6am, fell ill at 7am and died from a stroke at 7.35am

Charles J. Chaput: The Church After Francis 

What the Church needs going forward is a leader who can marry personal simplicity with a passion for converting the world to Jesus Christ, a leader who has a heart of courage and a keen intellect to match it. Anything less won’t work.

The Legacy Of Pope Francis Is Chaos, Confusion, And Division In The Catholic Church  His legacy isn’t clear, bold changes to Catholic teaching on issues so beloved by the cultural and political left. Rather, it’s the way Francis pushed the church toward a more Anglican model of communion, one in which theology and doctrine are negotiable and dependent on context. It amounts to a wholesale reimagining of Catholic moral teaching, in which each believer is “on a faith journey,” and the job of the Church and its leaders is to “journey with” each believer as they navigate life as best they can.

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France’s Fatal Delusion: Inside the Islamic State Cell That Plotted to Annihilate a French Village (Video)  What emerged in testimony, wiretaps, and investigations was a chilling revelation: a military operation, organized by an Islamic State fighter masquerading as a refugee, allowed to live and plot jihad in France under the protection of its broken immigration system and politically paralyzed security apparatus.

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Mexican Nationals Busted in Colorado Carrying 180,000 Rounds of Rifle Ammo Now, Homeland Security is involved, along with the Denver Field Office of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives. It's a safe bet there will be more charges, and this whole thing will be unraveled. There's just too much smoke here for there not to be a fire somewhere.

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 'As He Said'  

Jesus did foretell His death and resurrection to the disciples...