Cardinals are mobbed by the press as they arrive at the Vatican for their pre-conclave meetings, though few are willing to speak to journalists before #PopeFrancis' funeral tomorrow.

Here are some photos I took for Catholic News Service Rome of #PopeFrancis' casket being taken to his final resting place in the Basilica of St. Mary Major in Rome after his funeral. The late pope's last journey in the popemobile took him past the Roman Forum and the Colosseum.

Swedish Cardinal Anders Arborelius of Stockholm warned against categorizing the cardinals along political and ideological lines. Read my interview with Cardinal Arborelius on OSV News. osvnews.com/swedish-cardin…

Where Christians are "mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied" is where the Catholic Church's "missionary outreach is most desperately needed," Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. usccb.org/news/2025/new-…

Not quite “Imagine” but still hits.

First Pope Leo merch I’ve seen around the Vatican. Pope Francis rosaries “on sale” for one Euro.

Launching his papacy with a call for reconciliation and communion, Pope Leo XIV formally began his ministry as the successor of St. Peter by calling for "a united church, a sign of unity and communion, which becomes a leaven for a reconciled world." usccb.org/news/2025/pope… 📷CNS

A quick behind the scenes look at the Vatican Press (Tipografia Vaticana)

Thrilled to begin as NCR's Vatican correspondent during this remarkable moment for the global and U.S. Catholic Church. I'm deeply grateful to Catholic News Service Rome and ROME REPORTS for taking a chance on me and guiding me every step of the way. Grazie!

At a quiet outdoor Mass "for the care of creation," Pope Leo XIV prayed for the conversion of those resisting climate action and urged the church to speak boldly before "the destructive power of the 'princes' of this world." More from Castel Gandolfo: ncronline.org/earthbeat/pope…

Vatican: Netanyahu called Pope Leo XIV the day after after an Israeli strike on a Gaza parish killed 3. The pope lamented Gaza's humanitarian crisis, "whose heartbreaking price is paid especially by children, the elderly and the sick." More here: ncronline.org/news/two-dead-…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed Israel's regret in a phone call with Pope Leo XIV for what he called an accidental attack on the Holy Family Catholic Church in Gaza that killed three and injured 10 others. ncronline.org/vatican/netany…

Archbishop Rino Fisichella, pro-prefect of the Dicastery for Evangelization and chief organizer of the Jubilee 2025, said half a million young people are expected to come to Rome for the Jubilee of Young People set to begin July 28.

Must-read, via Justin S. McLellan in NCR - Pope Leo faces first charisma test at Jubilee youth event. “The first weeks of Leo's papacy have been marked by restraint; they have been steady, but still waiting for a signature moment.” #PopeLeoXIV #Rome ncronline.org/node/307251

From JPII's "Do not be afraid" to Francis' "Todos, todos, todos," popes have built their legacies in meetings with young people. Will Pope Leo XIV begin writing his this week at the Jubilee of Youth? Via NCR ncronline.org/vatican/pope-l…

Pope Leo XIV greets participants in the Jubilee of Digital Missionaries and Catholic Influencers in Italian, English, and Spanish. In today's culture "deeply characterized and formed by technology, it is up us, to each one of you, to ensure that this culture remains human."

A Peruvian woman says Pope Leo XIV, as a bishop in Peru, failed to investigate her abuse claims against two priests—a charge the Chiclayo Diocese disputes. She spoke publicly in Chicago for the first time since the pope's election. ncronline.org/news/woman-reb…

Reporting from the Jubilee for Youth on an outskirt of Rome, where between 500,000 to a million young people are expected to gather for a prayer vigil with Pope Leo. Most people here will camp out to attend papal Mass the following morning. Follow @ncronline for more.

Viejas glorias de ROME REPORTS y ROME REPORTS Reencuentros en Tor Vergata durante la cobertura del #JubileodelosJóvenes2025 Angy Cnd Javier Martínez-Brocal Anneliese Taggart Justin S. McLellan Paola Arriaza

The Jubilee for Youth buzzed with World Youth Day energy as Pope Leo XIV connected with the church’s future. Though sticking largely to script, he offered a few surprises and addressed pilgrims in languages most could understand. Via NCR ncronline.org/vatican/vatica…