Photo credits: KOBRYN TARAS/Shutterstock, Northern Ireland Executive (CC BY ND 2.0). Archbishop Eamon Martin had been thinking about the rosary ever since the pandemic broke …
Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Birmingham
Yesterday the Archdiocese of Birmingham rejoices at the episcopal ordinations of two new auxiliary bishops. The Episcopal Ordination Mass for Bishops David Evans and Stephen …
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Pope Francis: Rediscover the beauty of the rosary
Pope Francis delivers his general audience address in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 7, 2020. Pope Francis invited Catholics to rediscover …
Polish bishops: Communion in the hand acceptable amid pandemic
Poland’s bishops attend a Oct. 5-6 plenary meeting in Łódź. Credit: episkopat.pl. Poland’s bishops said Tuesday that Catholics who opt to receive Holy Communion in …
Reports say woman working for Becciu received 600,000 euros from Vatican Secretariat of State
The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Italian media reported this week that a woman with a …
Cardinal Pell accuser denies Becciu bribery allegations
Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA The accuser of Cardinal George Pell has denied he was bribed into making allegations of abuse against the cardinal, …
Pope Francis fills committee to monitor internal Vatican financial decisions
Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis today named Cardinal Kevin Farrell president of a …
Pope Francis: Business management requires fair and clear conduct, not corruption
Pope Francis. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA Pope Francis told a group of investment bankers Monday that fair conduct and transparency are essential in the field of …
‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis presents new encyclical in Angelus address
Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” …
‘Fratelli tutti’: Pope Francis calls for unity in new encyclical
Pope Francis prays at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 3, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis presented his vision for overcoming the …
Pope Francis signs new encyclical ‘Fratelli tutti’ in Assisi
Pope Francis signs his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, on the altar before the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 3, 2020. Photo credits: …
Becciu accused of sending Vatican funds to Australia during Pell trial
Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Italian media have reported allegations …
Vatican official tells UN: Women deserve better than abortion
Francesca DiGiovanni, an undersecretary for multilateral affairs in the Vatican Secretariat of State. Screengrab from Holy See UN YouTube channel. A Vatican official told the …
A new church in Cuba after years of persecution
The Church of San Benito Abad in San Benito del Crucero, Cuba. Credit: Facebook Misioneros Claretianos en Songo – La Maya. The recent construction and …
Carlo Acutis raises question: What does it mean if a saint’s body is ‘incorrupt’?
The incorruptible body of St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457). Credit: Bocachete/public domain. Photos of the soon-to-be beatified Carlo Acutis have caused some confusion online. The body …
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Economy prefect says Vatican must be ‘a house of glass’ as 2019 figures released
Fr. Juan A. Guerrero, S.J. Credit: Office of Communication Society of Jesus. The Vatican’s Secretariat for the Economy released the 2019 balance sheet for the …
Bishop: Claims that Church in Belarus being used by US ‘complete nonsense’
The Cathedral of the Holy Name of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Minsk. Credit: A.Savin, WikiCommons (CC BY-SA 3.0). The Vicar General of the Archdiocese …
“Come and See” – words of the Apostle Philip inspire theme for World Day of Communications
The theme for the 2021 World Day of Social Communications, chosen by Pope Francis, echoes the words of the Apostle Philip, recognising that authentic communication …