Heads of the Churches in Jerusalem | Image Credit: Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem The Patriarchs and Heads of Churches in Jerusalem issued a statement after …
Pope Francis speaks to Catholic faithful of parish in Gaza
Prayers and candles for Gazza | CBCEW Pope Francis makes a phone call to the parishioners of the Holy Family Catholic Parish in Gaza, with …
Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem offers to be exchanged for hostages held by Hamas
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, OFM, patriarch of Jerusalem. | Credit: Daniel Ibáñez The Latin Catholic patriarch of Jerusalem has offered to be exchanged for the children …
Praying for peace: Franciscans hold special prayer services in Jerusalem
Local Christians pray the rosary during a prayer service hosted by the Franciscan friars of the Custody of the Holy Land on Saturday, Oct. 14, …
New bill introduces world’s most extreme abortion buffer zone law to Scotland
The flag of Scotland. | Credit: Lynx Aqua/Shutterstock The Catholic Church in Scotland has warned that a draft law concerning buffer zones around abortion clinics …
Pope renews appeal for respect of Humanitarian Law in Gaza
Gaza camp near Rafah | CBCEW Pope Francis issues an urgent appeal for a halt to violence in Israel and Palestine reiterating his belief that …
Pope Francis highlights ‘little greatness’ of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in apostolic letter
St. Thérèse of Lisieux. | Credit: Public domain Pope Francis has commended the “little greatness” of St. Thérèse of Lisieux in a new message focusing …
Canon Christopher Thomas’s reflection on St Thérèse of Lisieux
On the day Pope Francis released his Apostolic Letter on St Thérèse of Lisieux, the General Secretary of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and …
Pope publishes new Apostolic Exhortation dedicated to St Thérèse of Lisieux
St Thérèse of Lisieux : CBCEW Pope Francis has published a new Apostolic Exhortation entitled C’est la Confiance – It is the Confidence – dedicated …
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Catholic patriarch calls for day of prayer and fasting for peace in the Holy Land
Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the congregation at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem on April 4, 2021. | Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. The …
Pope Francis appeals for peace and restraint in Israel-Hamas war
Pope Francis | CBCEW Pope Francis appeals for peace in the Holy Land and says Israel has the right to defend itself, but affirms that …
Pope Francis calls Gaza priest as Israel announces blockade
Pope Francis in St Peters Square March 14 2018 | Credit Daniel_ bez Pope Francis has spoken by telephone with a Catholic priest serving in …
Synod on Synodality: Who is overseeing the draft report at the end of the assembly?
Delegates meet at round tables during the Synod on Synodality on Oct. 10, 2023. | Credit: Vatican Media Synod on Synodality delegates elected this week …
Prisons Bishop: Imprisoning UK offenders in other countries undermines efforts to cut crime
Bishop – greeting prisoners : CBCEW Responding to the announcement by Justice Secretary Alex Chalk that new measures will allow the Government to rent prison …
Professor Rowlands tells Synod that “communion is the beauty of diversity in unity”
Professor Anna Rowlands, professor of Catholic Social Thought and Practice at the Department of Theology and Religion & Centre for Catholic Studies, Durham University | …
“Hatred cannot be sustained in encounter”: Father Radcliffe addresses Synod
Father Timothy Radcliffe OP | CBCEW Father Timothy Radcliffe, OP, former global Master of the Order of Preachers, the Dominicans, from 1992 until 2001, has …
Pope Francis: Do not forget your life and faith are a gift from God
Pope Francis waves from a window of the Apostolic Palace during his weekly Sunday address and Angelus on Oct. 8, 2023. He spoke about the …
Pope Francis, Jerusalem patriarch react to violence between Israel and Hamas
Pope Francis prays during a general audience in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 20, 2023. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, patriarch of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem, …
“Violence is never a solution. Retribution is never a contribution to peace,” says Cardinal as conflict escalates in Holy Land
Cardinal Nichols prays with the small community in the only Catholic Church in Gaza – the Church of the Holy Family – in 2014 | …