2021

A 16th-century painting of St. Ignatius in armor./ Public domain. Pope Francis said Sunday that the cannonball that wounded Ignatius of Loyola 500 years ago …

Pope Francis today appealed for prayers for Christians in China on the eve of the feast of Our Lady of Sheshan.

Speaking after the recitation of the Regina Coeli this afternoon, the pope noted that Chinese Catholics mark Monday’s feast at the national shrine of Our Lady Help of Christians at Sheshan, 25 miles south of Shanghai.

Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Pentecost Sunday homily, delivered May 23, 2021, at the Basilica of St. Peter.

Pope Francis today urged those who feel trapped by loneliness, despair, and pain to open themselves to the Holy Spirit.

Celebrating Pentecost Sunday Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica May 23, the pope said that people could find true consolation by invoking the third Person of the Holy Trinity.

A Palestinian man looks at a destroyed building in Gaza City, following a series of Israeli airstrikes on the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip early on May …

The Vatican Secretary of State said Tuesday that the Holy See is committed to doing everything it can to help end the Israel-Gaza conflict.

“This conflict is bringing destruction and death,” Cardinal Pietro Parolin told journalists in Rome May 18.

Pope Francis acknowledged todau that praying is hard, but suggested ways to overcome common obstacles.

Speaking at the general audience this morning, the pope identified three enemies of prayer: distractions, spiritual aridity, and sloth.

Nazir Afzal Credit: CBCEW The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have appointed the former Chief Crown Prosecutor in the Rochdale grooming gang cases as …

Solar panels. Credit: CBCEW Today, 36 faith institutions from 11 countries announce their divestment from fossil fuels. It comes from institutions in Brazil, Argentina, India, …

As of tomorrow, 17 May, we enter Step 3 of the Government’s COVID-19 Response Roadmap. The Bishops’ Conference has produced guidance for the Dioceses of England and Wales as we enter Step 3. The local bishop decides how any relevant guidance is applied in his diocese.

Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal Sunday for an end to surging violence in the Holy Land.

Speaking after the recitation of the Regina Coeli this afternoon, the pope expressed alarm at the Israel-Gaza conflict which has left more than 100 people dead, many of them children.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass this morning for Burmese Catholics, urging them not to lose hope as their homeland is engulfed by violence.

In his homily in St. Peter’s Basilica this morning, the pope encouraged people not to fall into despair as security forces in Burma repress protests following a military coup.

Pope Francis attends the ‘General State of the Birth Rate’ event in Rome, May 14, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged Europeans on Friday to …

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference. Courtesy: Diocese of Limburg The head of the German Catholic bishops has said that a major …

For most of us, the Feast of the Ascension is an occasion of celebration – a time to raise our eyes beyond earthly things to …

Violence in Israel Palestine Credit: CBCEW Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has echoed calls for an end to “the occupation, …

Pope Francis’ general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, May 12, 2021./ Daniel Ibañez/CNA. Pope Francis said today that persistent prayer …

A blessing service as part of a day of action in defiance to the Vatican’s ruling on same-sex unions in the Youth Church in Würzburg, …