Decorations on the Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Ornament-making photos courtesy of Sabina Šegula. St. Peter’s Basilica …
Weekly Newsletter 12th December 2020 (48)
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The Year of St. Joseph: What Catholics need to know
Credit: Sidney de Almeida / Shutterstock. On Tuesday, Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s …
Pope Francis offers support to beleaguered Christians of Syria and Iraq
Pope Francis, pictured on October 4, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis urged Catholic charities Thursday to continue supporting embattled Christian minorities in Syria and Iraq. …
Is the rare ‘Christmas Star’ visible this December the Star of Bethlehem?
Br. Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Italy on Nov. 22, 2013. Credit: Marco Gandolfo/CNA. The “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn taking place …
Fifteen ways to gain an indulgence in the Year of St. Joseph
Source: CNA Pope Francis has decreed a Year of St. Joseph in which Catholics will have the opportunity to obtain a special plenary indulgence. Until …
Pope Francis to offer Midnight Mass at 7:30pm
Pope Francis celebrates Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Dec. 25, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis’ Midnight Mass will begin at 7:30 p.m. this …
Cardinal Zen: Jimmy Lai arrest is part of campaign of ‘political intimidation’
Jimmy Lai Chee Ying arrving at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, Hong Kong, Oct. 15, 2020. Credit: Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun …
‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Pius IX to Francis have said about St. Joseph
A detail from Joseph with the Child and the Flowering Rod, by Alonso Miguel de Tovar (1678–1752). Public Domain. Pope Francis has proclaimed that the …
Assisi in Advent: illuminated frescoes and a nurse in a nativity scene
Giotto’s Nativity is projected on the facade of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Credit: Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino. Assisi unveiled a nativity …
Council for Inclusive Capitalism launches partnership with Vatican
Pope Francis speaks during the general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. The Council for Inclusive Capitalism …
Church in Belarus calls for prayers after police detain Catholic priests
The flag of the Republic of Belarus. Credit: SHV_photo/Shutterstock The Church in Belarus appealed for prayers Tuesday after police detained two Catholic priests. Catholic.by, the …
Pope Francis: ‘Even death trembles when a Christian prays’
Pope Francis speaks during a general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media. Prayer is so powerful that “even death trembles …
Polish archbishop responds to ‘unprecedented attacks’ on St. John Paul II after McCarrick Report
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured in Warsaw Feb. 12, 2020. Credit: episkopat.pl. St. John Paul II’s “highest priority” was combating …
CBCEW: Implementing wide-ranging reforms to safeguarding structures and processes in the Catholic Church
Image Source: CBCEW The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have appointed Carol Lawrence to oversee the immediate implementation of wide-ranging reforms to safeguarding structures …
Pope Francis: the Immaculate Conception is ‘one of the wonders of the story of salvation’
Pope Francis delivers an Angelus address overlooking St. Peter’s Square. Credit: Vatican Media. The Immaculate Conception is “one of the wonders of the story of …
Pope Francis proclaims Year of St. Joseph
Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph today in honour of the 150th anniversary of the …
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Immaculate Conception statue in rain-drenched Rome
Pope Francis prays before the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna Dec. 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis made a …
Columban’s launch competition to challenge students to help ‘End Racism’
Image Source: CBCEW The Columban Missionary Society has launched a schools’ competition to encourage students aged between 14-18 to use their media skills to engage …
Report: Vatican seeks 8-year jail sentence for ex-Vatican bank president
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Feliks/Shutterstock. The Vatican’s Promoter of Justice is seeking an eight-year jail term for a former president of the Institute for Religious …