A view of the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Feb. 14, 2015./ Lauren Cater/CNA. The cardinal in charge of St. …
Pope Francis to elderly: The Church needs your prayers like ‘a deep breath’
Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy, Oct. 4, 2016./ Vatican Media. There is no “retirement” from spreading the …
Pope Francis names new secretary of Vatican safeguarding commission
Fr. Andrew Small, O.M.I./ Photo courtesy of Fr. Small. Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Andrew Small to be the secretary of the Pontifical Commission for …
UN experts’ letter to Vatican has ‘no real teeth,’ says Church official
The Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, which houses the meeting room of the UN Human Rights Council./ Groov3 via Wikimedia (CC0 1.0). A Church …
Catholic archbishop in Ukraine: ‘It is still springtime in our Church’
Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv, Ukraine./ Echo Katolickie. An archbishop has said that the Catholic Church in Ukraine is still enjoying a “springtime” despite rising …
Prisoners meet Pope Francis before visiting Vatican Museums
Vatican Media Inmates of a Rome prison met with Pope Francis yesterday morning at the Vatican, before making a visit to the Vatican Museums. The …
The pandemic has hit Catholic parishes hard. It’s also taken a toll on priests
Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. Today was supposed to be England’s “Freedom Day.” Back in February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a weary populace that, all being well, the …
Gaza: Latin Patriarch concludes four-day solidarity visit to Christians
14-17 June 2021 His Beatitude Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa made a four-day pastoral visit to the Christian Community in the Gaza Strip, where he met with …
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See
he meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland./ Ludovic Courtès via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). …
Leah Darrow: ‘Babies Do Not Kill Dreams’
Leah Darrow on EWTN Pro-Life Weekly/ EWTN Leah Darrow is calling on society to recognize the beauty of children and to challenge the notion that …
Pope Francis: The humble service of a deacon tells of the greatness of God
Pope Francis meets with deacons and their families at the Vatican Pope Francis meets with deacons and their families at the Vatican on June 19, …
Pope Francis: How often do we fixate on our problems rather than bringing them to God?
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on June 13, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA In his Angelus message today, Pope Francis offered a reminder that the Lord …
Weekly Newsletter 19th June 2021 (74)
Weekly Newsletter 19th June 2021 (74).
102 new jobs posted this week.
Ireland’s religious education teachers concerned by bullying of practising Catholic students
Unsplash. Religious Education teachers in Ireland have expressed concern that bullies are targeting practising Catholic students. Their concerns emerged June 15 in a meeting of …
Thief returns relics of Polish Catholic saint who inspired Pope John Paul II
St. Albert Chmielowski./ Public Domain. A thief on Friday returned the relics of a 19th-century Polish saint who inspired St. John Paul II and apologized …
Pope Francis: Do not forget workers pushed to the margins by pandemic
Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 5, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis addressed an International Labor …
Polish Catholic priest guillotined by Nazis to be beatified in November
Fr. Jan Macha (1914-1942)./ Public domain. A Polish Catholic priest guillotined by the Nazis will be beatified in November. Fr. Jan Macha will be declared …
Queen honours architectural historian for services to Catholic heritage and patrimony
Sophie Andreae pictured, left, with James Rubin of Enviro Waste and Archbishop George Stack Credit: CBCEW An architectural historian who has worked tirelessly to protect …
Pope Francis: On the cross, Jesus prayed for you
Pope Francis’ general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, June 16, 2021./ Vatican Media. Catholics should take courage in the fact …
Catholic priests offer Masses ‘for renewal of the faith’ at Ireland’s Mass rocks
Fr. Peter Johnson celebrates Mass at Carrive Mass Rock in Armagh./ ACN Ireland. Catholic priests have celebrated Masses for “the renewal of the faith” at …