Good Friday in Rome ended with the Stations of the Cross in the Colosseum, presided over by Cardinal Baldo Reina on behalf of Pope Francis. In his reflections, the Holy Father explains that, faced with inhuman economies built on calculation and algorithms, cold logic and implacable interests, the only change of course is to turn to the Savior. | Vatican News

The College of Cardinals and over 20,000 faithful accompany the transfer of Pope Francis' mortal remains to St. Peter's Basilica. Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, presided at the Rite of Translation from the Casa Santa Marta to the Vatican Basilica on Wednesday morning. For the next three days, the faithful may pay their respects to the late Pope as his body lies in state until Friday evening. | Vatican News

On Wednesday afternoon, under the gaze of Michelangelo’s frescoes, the 133 cardinals taking part in the 2025 conclave entered the Sistine Chapel. The ancient ritual to elect the Pope has officially begun. At around 3:45pm the cardinal-electors gathered in the Pauline Chapel and, in reverse order of precedence, processed into the Sistine Chapel chanting the “Litany of the Saints” and then the hymn “Veni Creator Spiritus,” invoking the Holy Spirit to descend upon them. Leading the procession was a