The banner at the entrance of the APSA office in the Vatican./ Vatican News An Italian investigative news program has accused the Vatican’s treasury of …
German bishops’ leader: Day of same-sex blessings not ‘helpful’
Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg./ Bistum Limburg. The chairman of the German Catholic bishops’ conference said Wednesday that a planned day of protest against the …
Pope Francis: St. Catherine of Siena is a gift to the Church and humanity
Detail from Saint Catherine of Siena, from the circle of Baldassare Francheschini (17th century). On the feast of St. Catherine of Siena, Pope Francis expressed …
Scottish bishops’ leader laments ‘disturbing’ public worship ban in Ireland
The flag of the Republic of Ireland./ Michael Care Anderson (CC BY-NC 2.0). The president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland on Wednesday deplored the …
Pope Francis at the general audience: Christian meditation ‘is not a withdrawal into ourselves
Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace April 28, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis said yesterdayy that Christian …
Pope to join National Shrine of Our Lady in praying the Rosary for an end to the pandemic
Pope Francis in prayer. Credit: CBCEW Saturday, 1 May 2021 at 6pm (UK time) Pope Francis has invited Catholics and 30 Marian Shrines around the …
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI sends his greetings and blessing to the people of England and Wales
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI Credit: CBCEW Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI has sent a letter to Cardinal Vincent Nichols to thank him for an earlier communication …
Cardinal Pell: ‘The duty of the German bishops is to uphold the teachings of Scripture’
Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome in December 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Cardinal George Pell has said in an interview …
Evangelisation Bishop encourages Catholics to reach out and share their faith post lockdown
Bishop Mark O’Toole, Chair of the Bishops’ Conference’s Department for Evangelisation and Discipleship, is supporting the global ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ prayer initiative and encouraging Catholics …
Bishops stand with imprisoned Indian Jesuit priest on his 84th birthday
Fr Stan Swamy SJ. Credit: CBCEW Four bishops from our International Affairs department express their prayerful support for Fr Stan Swamy SJ, who turns 84 …
Pope urges Catholics to pray Rosary in May for end to Covid-19 pandemic
Pope Francis praying. Source: CBCEW Pope Francis invites Catholics and Marian Shrines around the world to dedicate the month of May to a marathon of …
Pope Francis at the Regina Coeli: Mediterranean migrant deaths are ‘moment of shame’
Pope Francis delivers a Regina Coeli address in the library of the Apostolic Palace./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis said Sunday that the recent deaths of …
‘You will be shepherds like him’: Pope Francis ordains nine new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis kisses the hands of a newly ordained priest in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 25, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis ordained nine men to …
Pope Francis declares blind 14th-century lay Dominican a saint
Pope Francis declared a blind 14th-century Italian lay Dominican a saint Saturday using a process known as “equipollent” canonization.
Bishop describes ‘troubling disagreement’ between Spanish episcopate, government
Campaign posters depicting PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez and Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias./ Olaf Speier/Shutterstock. Spain’s bishops have a “troubling disagreement” with the country’s coalition government, …
Bishops encourage Catholics to place Sunday Mass at the heart of their post-pandemic lives
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have issued a reflection on post-pandemic recovery and the challenges faced by the Church in encouraging people back to the Church and her Sacraments.
Cardinal Semeraro: Blessed Carlo Acutis was ‘an authentic apostle of the rosary’
Carlo Acutis./ carloacutis.com A Vatican cardinal has said that Blessed Carlo Acutis’ love for praying the rosary in his “short but full” life exemplified timeless …
‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Bl Pius IX to Francis have said about St Joseph
A detail from Joseph with the Child and the Flowering Rod, by Alonso Miguel de Tovar (1678–1752). Public Domain. The proclamation of the Year of …
Jesuit Provincial calls for justice for imprisoned Indian priest Fr Stan Swamy
Fr Damian Howard SJ, the Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in Britain, has recorded a message about Father Stan Swamy – a Jesuit priest and human rights activist widely known for his dedicated work with marginalised Dalit and Adivasi communities in India.
Catholic Bishops send birthday message to Her Majesty The Queen
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have sent their “heartfelt greetings and prayers” to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her 95th birthday – 21 April 2021.