February 2021

Pope Francis has dedicated the month of February to prayer for women who are victims of violence. 

Rescuers in Madrid, Spain announced last week that a consecrated host was found intact amid the rubble left behind from the explosion of a building next to the Virgen de la Paloma parish.

The Vatican’s doctrinal chief has emphasized the Catholic Church’s duty to promote and protect her teachings as passed down by the Apostles.

The Raising of Lazarus (1857), by Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat. Public Domain. Pope Francis today added the memorial of Sts. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus to …

Bishop Paul Swarbrick, the lead bishop for Africa, has called on the UK government to step up its assistance for people affected by the violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray region and its involvement in peace efforts.

Australian prosecutors announced yesterday that they were dropping charges against individual journalists accused of breaching a gag order over the trial of Cardinal George Pell.

A cardinal has said that this year’s International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest will be “a great sign of hope” amid the pandemic.

Cardinal Péter Erdő, the archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, will host the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in September after it was delayed for a year because of the coronavirus crisis

On a visit to Cameroon this week, the Vatican secretary of state said he is hoping that peace and reconciliation can be found in the country, which is struggling to resolve the Anglophone crisis amid violent conflict.

People with leprosy suffer not only from physical disease but also from harmful social stigmas which can lead to mental illness, Cardinal Peter Turkson said yesterday.

Portugal’s bishops have expressed “sadness and indignation” after parliament approved a bill approving euthanasia.

The bishops spoke out after MPs cast 136 votes in favor of the bill to 78 against, with four abstentions.