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A view of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican flag -/ Bohumil Petrik The Vatican is thinking about selling the London property at the centre of …

The appointment of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s successor as prefect of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments may take place before the feast of the Ascension, multiple sources confirmed to CNA in Rome.

Archbishop Eamon Martin./ Northern Ireland Executive CC BY ND 2.0. A senior Catholic archbishop has accused the Irish government of introducing “draconian” new regulations on …

ASL interpretation of Pope Francis’ Sunday Regina Coeli address on April 18, 2021./ YouTube screenshot. Pope Francis’ Wednesday and Sunday speeches to the public will …

Pope Francis prayed yesterday for reconciliation amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Church’s Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has welcomed the publication of a new report by Catholic organisation Jesuit Refugee Service UK arguing for a radically new ‘human-centred’ approach to asylum.

Pope Francis waves from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Feb. 7, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA. In his Regina Coeli address Sunday, Pope Francis applauded …

Pope Francis said yesterday that the poverty and exclusion from the job market caused by the coronavirus pandemic has made the work of Catholic groups that assist poor communities even more urgent.

Palmers Green Foodbank Credit: CBCEW With food poverty on the rise as a result of COVID-19, the Dioceses of Westminster and Cardiff have responded by …

Mosque Dome Credit: CBCEW Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has sent a message to the world’s …

In Jainism, this festival is a celebration of the birth anniversary and life of Tirthankar Vardhaman Mahavir. Lord Mahavir, whom Jains revere as the twenty-fourth and last Thirthankara of this era, lived in the 6th century BC. The Thirtankaras are teachers of the Jain faith – or dharma, way of life – who are venerated for having overcome earthly desires and attachments.

Pope Francis said today that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray.

“The Church is a great school of prayer,” Pope Francis said in his general audience livestream on 14 April.

Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fifty years since the 16th century Spanish mystic was declared the first female Doctor of the Church.

An Italian magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, a broker who is under investigation due to his involvement in the Vatican’s controversial London property purchase.

Cardinal Marc Ouellet announced yesterday that the Vatican will host a theological symposium on the priesthood that will touch on questions raised in recent synods, including priestly celibacy, dwindling vocations, and the role of women in the Church.

On Good Friday, 2 April 2021, the Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion at Christ the King Polish Catholic Church in Balham, South West London, was brought to an end by Officers of the Metropolitan Police Service.

At every Mass we adore and kiss Christ’s wounded and risen body in the Eucharist, a channel of his mercy, Pope Francis said today on Divine Mercy Sunday.

Pope Francis today expressed his sorrow at the death of Prince Philip in a letter to Queen Elizabeth II, his wife of 73 years.

“At this moment of sadness and loss I pray for the repose of the soul of Prince Philip, Her Majesty the Queen’s faithful and loyal …