Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, left. Credit: Piotr Drabik via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). A Polish cardinal recently sanctioned by the Vatican for sexual abuse has died …
Bishop Moth calls on government to protect prisoners during COVID second wave
Imeage Credit: CBCEW The Lead Catholic Bishop for Prisons has called on the government to go further in protecting prisoners and staff during the second …
Pope Francis: Stretch out your hand to the poor
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address overlooking St. Peter’s Square Nov. 15, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Jesus is telling us today to stretch out our …
Pope Francis: The poor are at the heart of the Gospel
Pope Francis prays during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the fourth World Day of the Poor on Nov. 15, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope …
‘A really joyful journey’: Preparing people with intellectual disabilities to receive the sacraments
A volunteer at Caritas St. Joseph in Hendon, north London, on March 16, 2012. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. As book titles go, the “Directory for Catechesis” is …
Catholic bishop prays for Belarusian reportedly beaten to death by security forces
Bishop Yuri Kasabutsky celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Name of St. Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus, Nov. 13, 2020. Credit: YouTube screenshot. …
Weekly Newsletter 14th November 2020 (44)
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McCarrick Report: St. John Paul II was deceived about ex-cardinal, says Polish archbishop
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured Jan. 15, 2018. Credit: EpiskopatNews Flickr photostream. The McCarrick Report showed that St. John Paul …
Video shows 90-year-old cardinal telling kidnappers: ‘I will preach what is the truth’
Cardinal Christian Tumi, pictured after his liberation on Nov. 6, 2020. Credit: Kumbo Diocese in Cameroon. When 90-year-old Cardinal Christian Tumi was interrogated in captivity …
Pope Francis: Care for refugees fleeing ‘viruses of injustice, violence and war
A detail from Timothy P. Schmalz’s sculpture ‘Angels Unawares’ in St. Peter’s Square. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has urged Catholics to care for people …
Pope Francis congratulates Biden on election victory in phone call
Joe Biden walking with supporters in Iowa, May 25, 2020. Credit: Pix_Arena/Shutterstock Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Thursday, his office has …
Datganiad ar Gyhoeddi Adroddiad IICSA
Mae’r Eglwys Gatholig yn Lloegr a Chymru yn croesawu Adroddiad yr Ymchwiliad Annibynnol i Gam-drin Plant yn Rhywiol (IICSA) parthed ymateb gyfundrefol yr Eglwys yn …
ACN sends emergency aid after fresh jihadist horror
Image of refugees in Mozambique (Copyright: Aid to the Church in Need) A leading Catholic charity is sending an emergency aid package of €100,000 (£89,375) …
Vatican message to Hindus: Pandemic helps us appreciate the importance of cooperation and coexistence
Image Credit: CBCEW Christians and Hindus: Rekindling Positivity and Hope during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond The theme of light conquering darkness is not a …
Pope Francis blesses Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal statue
Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal Nov. 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis blessed a statue …
The McCarrick Report’s provocative tale of a KGB encounter, and an FBI request
A former KGB prison in Vilnius, Lithuania. Credit: rabantos_Shutterstock An undercover KGB agent tried to befriend ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick in the early 1980s, prompting the …
McCarrick Report: What Cardinal O’Connor said in 1999
Theodore McCarrick. Credit: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick released Tuesday includes a letter written by an American cardinal in …
McCarrick Report documents ‘tragic chapter’ in Church’s life, USCCB president says
Archbishop Jose Gomez leads a “virtual rosary” Oct. 7. Credit: USCCB. The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference said Tuesday morning that bishops will be …
McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick’s career and decades of sexual misconduct
heodore McCarrick talks with other church leaders at the Spring meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops June 15, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. …
Archbishop McDonald: Lord Sacks advanced Catholic-Jewish relations in harmony with popes
Rabbi Jonathan Lord Sacks speaks after receiving the Templeton Prize May 26, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Archbishop McDonald said yesterday that the late Rabbi Jonathan Lord …