Credit: Sidney de Almeida / Shutterstock. On Tuesday, Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s …
Pope Francis offers support to beleaguered Christians of Syria and Iraq
Pope Francis, pictured on October 4, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis urged Catholic charities Thursday to continue supporting embattled Christian minorities in Syria and Iraq. …
Is the rare ‘Christmas Star’ visible this December the Star of Bethlehem?
Br. Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Italy on Nov. 22, 2013. Credit: Marco Gandolfo/CNA. The “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn taking place …
Fifteen ways to gain an indulgence in the Year of St. Joseph
Source: CNA Pope Francis has decreed a Year of St. Joseph in which Catholics will have the opportunity to obtain a special plenary indulgence. Until …
Pope Francis to offer Midnight Mass at 7:30pm
Pope Francis celebrates Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Dec. 25, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis’ Midnight Mass will begin at 7:30 p.m. this …
Cardinal Zen: Jimmy Lai arrest is part of campaign of ‘political intimidation’
Jimmy Lai Chee Ying arrving at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, Hong Kong, Oct. 15, 2020. Credit: Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun …
‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Pius IX to Francis have said about St. Joseph
A detail from Joseph with the Child and the Flowering Rod, by Alonso Miguel de Tovar (1678–1752). Public Domain. Pope Francis has proclaimed that the …
Assisi in Advent: illuminated frescoes and a nurse in a nativity scene
Giotto’s Nativity is projected on the facade of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Credit: Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino. Assisi unveiled a nativity …
Council for Inclusive Capitalism launches partnership with Vatican
Pope Francis speaks during the general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. The Council for Inclusive Capitalism …
Church in Belarus calls for prayers after police detain Catholic priests
The flag of the Republic of Belarus. Credit: SHV_photo/Shutterstock The Church in Belarus appealed for prayers Tuesday after police detained two Catholic priests. Catholic.by, the …
Pope Francis: ‘Even death trembles when a Christian prays’
Pope Francis speaks during a general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media. Prayer is so powerful that “even death trembles …
Polish archbishop responds to ‘unprecedented attacks’ on St. John Paul II after McCarrick Report
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured in Warsaw Feb. 12, 2020. Credit: episkopat.pl. St. John Paul II’s “highest priority” was combating …
CBCEW: Implementing wide-ranging reforms to safeguarding structures and processes in the Catholic Church
Image Source: CBCEW The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have appointed Carol Lawrence to oversee the immediate implementation of wide-ranging reforms to safeguarding structures …
Pope Francis: the Immaculate Conception is ‘one of the wonders of the story of salvation’
Pope Francis delivers an Angelus address overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Credit: Vatican Media. The Immaculate Conception is “one of the wonders of the story of …
Pope Francis proclaims Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph today in honour of the 150th anniversary of the …
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Immaculate Conception statue in rain-drenched Rome
Pope Francis prays before the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna Dec. 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis made a …
Columban’s launch competition to challenge students to help ‘End Racism’
Image Source: CBCEW The Columban Missionary Society has launched a schools’ competition to encourage students aged between 14-18 to use their media skills to engage …
Report: Vatican seeks 8-year jail sentence for ex-Vatican bank president
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Feliks/Shutterstock. The Vatican’s Promoter of Justice is seeking an eight-year jail term for a former president of the Institute for Religious …
Belarus to be consecrated to Mary on Immaculate Conception feast
Belarus to be consecrated to Mary on Immaculate Conception feast The metropolitan archbishop of Minsk has asked all churches in Belarus to pray an act …
Scots College in Rome to change location in the city
Scots College in Rome to change location in the city. The Scottish seminary in Rome is looking to relocate closer to the city center next …