Sainte-Chapelle, the 13th-century chapel built by French King Louis IX to house Christ’s crown of thorns. Credit: Chris Chabot via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). Bishops …
Polish Catholic leader to European Parliament: There can be no compromise on the right to life
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured in Warsaw Feb. 12, 2020. Credit: episkopat.pl. A Catholic archbishop spoke out Wednesday after the …
Pope Francis: Disabled people must have access to the sacraments, Catholic parish life
Pope Francis, pictured on Oct. 19, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. People with disabilities must have access to the sacraments and, as missionary disciples, the ability to …
Catholic priest in Nigeria released after being held captive for 10 days
Fr. Matthew Dajo, who was kidnapped Nov. 22 in Nigeria’s Abuja archdiocese. Public Domain. A priest who was kidnapped in Nigeria has been released after …
Pope Francis prays for victims of Islamist attack in Nigeria that left 30 beheaded
Pope Francis touches a statue of Our Lady of Luján at his general audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace Dec. 2, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. …
Rome’s Franciscans to provide ‘blessing from afar’ on Immaculate Conception feast
The statue of the Immaculate Conception overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Conventual Franciscans said they will be present at a statue …
In landmark ruling, UK high court says children unlikely to be able to give informed consent to puberty blockers
The Royal Courts of Justice house the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Credit: pxl.store/Shutterstock. The UK’s high court ruled Tuesday …
Council of Cardinals studies suggested amendments to draft of Vatican constitution
A view of the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. Credit: Lauren Cater/CNA. Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals met online Tuesday …
Pope Francis: God is patient and never stops waiting for a sinner’s conversion
Pope Francis speaks at a general audience in the apostolic library. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis said this morning that God does not wait for …
Archdiocese of Cardiff gives out over £100,000 in emergency food vouchers this Christmas
Image Source: CBCEW The Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff is one of just 100 UK charities – including seven in Wales – to be awarded £100,000 …
Pope Francis: Inculturated Mass shows us the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Pope Francis celebrates Mass according to the Zaire Use at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 1, 2019. Credit; Vatican Media. Pope Francis said yesterday that …
Exiled Catholic archbishop to hold virtual Advent retreat for flock
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev, pictured in 2014. Credit: Redaktor01 Remik Kubicki (CC BY 3.0). Exiled Belarusian Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz will lead his flock in …
Catholic diocese prays for the dead and injured after car plows into pedestrians in Trier
A German police officer in front of a crowd. Credit: Heiko Barth/Shutterstock. A Catholic diocese said yesterday that it was praying for the dead and …
No public Masses until January for Belgian Catholics
Source: CNA elgium’s Catholic bishops called Tuesday for dialogue with the government after it decreed that public Masses would remain suspended until 15 January 2021. …
Pope Francis: Be God’s people, not God’s elite
Pope Francis records a video message for judges released Nov. 30, 2020. Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Catholics are called to be God’s people, …
Bishop Swarbrick offers Advent prayers for victims of violence in Ethiopia’s Tigray Province
Image Source: CBCEW As the people of Ethiopia’s Tigray region continue to suffer at the heart of a violent conflict, with hundreds dead and thousands …
French Catholic bishops win appeal against 30-person Mass limit
The Palais-Royal in Paris, home of the Council of State. Credit: Olive Titus (CC PDM 1.0). The French Council of State has ruled that a …
Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels traditional act of veneration due to pandemic
Pope Francis visits Rome’s Piazza di Spagna to venerate the statue of the Immaculate Conception overlooking the Spanish Steps on Dec. 8, 2019. Credit: Daniel …
Pell surprised by ‘Technicolor criminality’ of Vatican financial scandals
Cardinal George Pell in the Vatican, 2012. Credit: Matthew Rarey/CNA Cardinal George Pell has spoken of his surprise at the apparent extent of “criminality” involved …
Pope Francis tells Orthodox leader: I am confident we will achieve full unity
Pope Francis with Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople outside the Basilica of Santa Maria in Aracoeli Oct. 20, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis …