Pope Francis died on the morning of April 21, 2025. As Catholics grieve the loss of their spiritual leader, officials from local churches respond.

FILE - Pope Francis delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. Buffalo Bishop ...

While initially written in Hebrew and using the word yada, the passage is later translated in the Greek LXX as epistamai.

Sunday, April 20, is the Resurrection of the Lord. Mass readings: Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Psalm 118:1-2, 16-17, 22-23; Colossians ...