St. Brigid’s, Glassdrummond, one of the three churches of the Parish of Upper Creggan. Credit: uppercreggan.co.uk. As the clock struck midnight on 6 October, Fr. …
Pope Francis: Family is ‘the first and essential place of education’
Pope Francis speaks in video message to participants in the launch of the Global Compact on Education Oct. 15, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis …
Cardinal tells diplomats: 11 million Syrians need humanitarian aid
Cardinal Mario Zenari in St. Peter’s Basilica on Nov. 19, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The apostolic nuncio to Syria met with diplomats accredited to the …
Pope Francis names new prefect of congregation for saints’ causes
Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Credit: Syrio (CC BY-SA 4.0). Pope Francis named a new prefect …
Virtual Retreats From Turvey Abbey
The pandemic has made it impossible for many people to spend time with our Lord on retreat this year. Sister Judith who is a Olivetan Benedictine …
Campaign seeks to unite a million children in praying the rosary
Children pray the rosary. Credit: KOBRYN TARAS/Shutterstock. A Catholic charity hopes to bring together a million children worldwide to pray the rosary this Sunday. Aid …
World Mission Sunday 18 October 2020: Here I am, send me!
World Mission Sunday – the one day in the year when the entire global Church comes together in support of mission – is happening this …
Public veneration of Blessed Carlo Acutis’ tomb extended as pilgrims flock to Assisi
The tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Assisi, Italy. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The Diocese of Assisi announced Wednesday that the period of public veneration of …
‘Security consultant’ linked to Vatican’s Becciu scandal arrested
Vatican police car. Credit: AM113/Shutterstock The woman at the centre of a Vatican financial scandal involving Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been arrested, according to Italian …
As evaluation ends, Vatican says Moneyval inspection was ‘constructive’
The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Moneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, concluded its …
Archdiocese prepares beatification cause of anti-Nazi White Rose member
Wili Graf (1918-1943). Credit: Wikimedia/(Csedition). A German archdiocese said that it is preparing to open the beatification cause of a member of the White Rose …
International appeal launched to promote St. John Paul II’s teaching
Pope John Paul II in 1996. Credit: Vatican Media. The rector of a Catholic university in Poland urged academics worldwide yesterday to sign an appeal …
Irish state schools to phase out Catholic symbols, mandatory Masses
Credit: Nheyob via Wikimedia. More than 200 state-run secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland will begin to phase out historical Catholic symbols and mandatory …
Bishop McAleenan calls on all in the UK to take up Fratelli tutti’s call on combatting racism
The lead Catholic Bishop for Migrants and Refugees has called on people in the UK to take up Pope Francis’ call in Fratelli tutti’ to …
England’s historic Catholic churches receive lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund
The Catholic Trust for England and Wales (CaTEW) is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from …
New apostolic nuncio arrives in Belarus
Archbishop Ante Jozić, who was appointed apostolic nuncio to Belarus earlier this year, arrived in the country yesterday, being met by both ecclesial and state …
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Pell at the Vatican
Pope Francis receives Cardinal George Pell in a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 12, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Former Vatican finance czar Cardinal George …
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Pope Francis says Blessed Carlo Acutis is a model for young people to put God first
Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis said today that the life of …
Pope Francis calls for ‘integral ecology’ in TED Climate Countdown video
Pope Francis’ video message to TED Countdown posted Oct. 10, 2020. Pope Francis sent a video message to the TED Countdown summit on climate change …