This article first appeared on Vatican News. The lead Bishop on the Environment for the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Bishop John Arnold speaks …
Religious sisters missing after jihadist attack found safe and well
The Cathedral of St. Paul in Pemba, Mozambique. Credit: Rosins/Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 2.0). Two religious sisters missing after jihadists attacked a port town in Mozambique …
Church leaders pray for peace following stabbings in Birmingham, England
Archbishop Bernard Longley of Birmingham. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk. Catholic and Anglican leaders in Birmingham, England, said they were praying for peace yesterday after an attack that …
Pope Francis to sign a new encyclical on human fraternity on 3 October
Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 2, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The Vatican announced yesterday that Pope Francis will sign the third encyclical of …
Bishop Mark Davies prays for canonization of Manchester nun Elizabeth Prout
Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury has encouraged Catholics to pray for the canonization of Mother Elizabeth Prout – a 19th-century religious sister who cared for …
Scotland’s Hate Crime Bill garners large consultation
The flag of Scotland. Credit: Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock Nearly 2,000 submissions have been made to the Scottish Parliament in the course of a 12-week public consultation …
‘Somebody has to make a big move’: Catholic priest who walked Belfast gauntlet on reconciliation
A pupil from Holy Cross Girls’ School with a soldier from the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. Credit: public domain. Fr. Aidan Troy set off with …
Pope Francis pleads with Catholics not to gossip
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on Aug. 6, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis implored Catholics Sunday not to gossip about one another’s faults, …
Two religious sisters in Mozambique still missing after Islamist attack
The flag of Mozambique. Credit: mhojnik (CC BY 2.0). Two religious sisters in Mozambique are still unaccounted for three weeks after militants linked to the …
Pope Francis: Economics should not ‘sacrifice human dignity to the idols of finance’
Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 22, 2017. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis told heads of state and business leaders Friday that human …
Weekly Newsletter 5th September 2020 (34)
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Cardinal: Pandemic may have accelerated secularization of Europe by 10 years
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, at the Vatican, Oct. 5, 2019. Credit Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A cardinal has suggested that the coronavirus pandemic may have …
Cardinal Parolin in Lebanon: The Church, Pope Francis are with you after Beirut explosion
Cardinal Pietro Parolin says Mass at the Shrine of Our Lady of Lebanon in Harissa, Lebanon Sept. 3, 2020. Credit: Fr. Charbel Obeid/CNA. Cardinal Pietro …
Europe’s Catholic bishops back archbishop blocked from returning to Belarus
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev, pictured in 2014. Credit: Redaktor01 Remik Kubicki (CC BY 3.0). Catholic bishops across Europe have expressed support for an archbishop …
Pope Francis says Amazon synod was for discernment, not fighting on married priests
Pope Francis celebrates the closing Mass of Amazon synod October 27, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis did not approve a proposal to ordain married …
Pope Francis: science and faith together can protect environment
Pope French discusses Laudato si’ with French ecological experts Sept. 3, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis said yesterday that science and faith together can …
Analysis: The art of China’s Vatican deal
Chinese president Xi Jinping. Credit: Gil Corzo/Shutterstock Next month, the 2018 Vatican-China deal expires. Those close to the negotiations, both in Rome and in Beijing, …
German Catholic bishop criticizes ‘Synodal Way’ draft text on role of women
Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer preaches in Regensburg Cathedral June 11, 2020. Credit: Diocese of Regensburg. A Catholic bishop has sharply criticized a text produced by the …
Pope Francis calls for day of prayer and fasting for Lebanon
Pope Francis with Lebanese priest Fr. Georges Breidi at his general audience Sept. 2, 2020. Photo credits: Vatican Media. At the end of his general …
Belarusian archbishop surprised to be barred from his homeland
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev prays outside the Akrestsin Street pre-trial detention center in Minsk, Aug. 19, 2020. Credit: Catholic.by. Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev, …