Pope Francis returned to the Vatican July 14 after 11 days in hospital following colon surgery./ Pablo Esparza/CNA. Pope Francis returned to the Vatican today …
Franciscan order elects 121st successor of St. Francis of Assisi
Fr. Massimo Fusarelli, the new minister general of the Order of Friars Minor./ Courtesy of the Order of Friars Minor. The Order of Friars Minor …
Pope Francis visits children on oncology ward of Rome hospital
Pope Francis blesses a child in the Department of Pediatric Oncology at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, July 13, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis yesterday …
Theologian: Germany’s practicing Catholics need more encouragement
Fr. Andreas Wollbold, a professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in Germany./ Regina Frey. A theologian has called on bishops and Catholic organizations …
Priest beaten, arrested amid Cuba protests
A man waves a Cuban flag during a demonstration against the government of Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel in Havana, July 11, 2021. – Thousands of …
Pope Francis to visit Scotland ‘for a very short time’ in November
The flag of Scotland./ Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock. Pope Francis will visit Scotland “for a very short time” in November, a spokesperson for the country’s bishops’ conference …
Pope Francis will stay longer in hospital, says Vatican
Pope Francis greets staff at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, July 11, 2021./ Vatican Media Pope Francis will stay longer in hospital to recover from …
Pope Francis prays the Angelus from his hospital balcony
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address from Gemelli hospital on July 11, 2011./ Pablo Esparza/CNA In his first public appearance since having an intestinal surgery, …
Weekly Newsletter 10th July 2021 (77)
Weekly Newsletter 10th July 2021 (77).
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Catholic elderly are the ‘Intensive Prayer Units’ of the Church
Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton. Credit: CBCEW In a clip from CBCEW ‘Catholic News’ podcast on grandparents and the elderly, Bishop David Oakley thanks …
Pope Francis to lead Sunday Angelus from hospital after intestinal surgery
Pope Francis gives an Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis will lead the Angelus from his hospital room on Sunday …
Sea Sunday 2021: Vatican calls for dignified conditions for maritime workers
Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference July 7, 2020./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. In a message …
In London deal indictment, what is missing has a meaning, too
St Perter’s Cupola, Rome. CNA. The unprecedented indictment of a cardinal and nine people in the so-called Vatican-London deal is noteworthy as much for what …
Pope Francis offers condolences after ‘heinous assassination’ of Haiti’s president
Pope Francis listens to Haitian President Jovenel Moïse during a private audience on Jan. 26, 2018 at the Vatican./ Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images. Pope …
Pope Francis has further health scans in hospital after running a fever
Pope Francis pictured at the general audience at the Vatican April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis underwent a CT scan of his chest and …
Pope Francis grateful for prayers as he recovers from intestinal surgery
Source: CNA Pope Francis is grateful for prayers as he recovers in hospital from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said Wednesday. The Holy See press office …
Canon Thomas Neylon appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool
Canon Tom Neylon Credit: CBCEW It is announced today, Tuesday 6 July 2021, in Rome and in Liverpool, that His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed …
Benedict XVI praying ‘fervently’ for Pope Francis’ recovery from surgery
Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI./ Vatican Media Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is praying for Pope Francis after he underwent intestinal surgery on Sunday. …
‘Major victory’ for pro-lifers as attempt to introduce abortion up to birth in England and Wales fails
Baby Feet. Credit: Morgan via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). A pro-life group said Monday that the failure of an attempt to introduce abortion on demand …
Cardinal Parolin: Europe needs faith in God as it struggles with ‘demographic winter’
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 3, 2015./ Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Sunday that Europe needs faith in God as …