Pope Francis has said that seeing a psychiatrist in Argentina helped him with anxiety when he was a younger priest in an interview published in an Argentine newspaper today.
How a former heroin addict unearthed a book of Irish martyrs
For Damien Richardson, it just seemed like another job. A man had asked him if he would clear out the house of his late sister in north Dublin.
Who might be Cardinal Sarah’s successor?
After Robert Cardinal Sarah’s retirement as Prefect of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments, the big question around the Vatican is who will take his place.
Cardinal Nichols recalls his visit to Iraq at the height of the ISIS offensive
In just a week’s time, Pope Francis will touch down in Baghdad for his historic visit to Iraq – the first of any Pope to …
Archbishop supports vaccine equality for people with leprosy
As Covid-19 vaccines continue to be rolled out across the world, Archbishop John Wilson has joined with the St Francis Leprosy Guild in calling for people with leprosy to be given equal access.
Plan to exhume body of US-born nun buried in England withdrawn after outcry
The Venerable Cornelia Connelly (1809-1879), pictured around 1877. Public Domain. A religious order announced yesterday that it had withdrawn an application to exhume the body …
Romanian Catholic archbishop: The Church needs to form ‘post-COVID-19’ generation
Archbishop Aurel Percă has never led his archdiocese in normal times. He was installed as Metropolitan Archbishop of Bucharest on 11 January 2020, shortly before the coronavirus pandemic engulfed Romania.
Cardinal Nichols: Unambiguous legislation needed to combat hateful extremism
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has given his support to a new report by the Commission for Countering Extremism drawing attention to gaps in legislation that allow extremists to operate with impunity in the UK.
German Catholic bishops call for change to Catechism on homosexuality
A German Catholic bishop has publicly defended his support for a book of blessings and rites for homosexual unions.
Victorian wall paintings discovered intact in Shrewsbury Cathedral
Conservators working at Shrewsbury Cathedral have discovered elaborate wall paintings from the 19th century still intact decades after they were hidden by two coats of modern cream paint.
Catholic leaders urge EU to be guided by solidarity in vaccine distribution
Catholic leaders in Europe have urged the European Union to be guided by solidarity, fraternity, and social justice as it distributes and administers the COVID-19 vaccine.
German bishops’ conference elects first female general secretary
The theologian Beate Gilles was elected general secretary of the German bishops’ conference on Monday, becoming the first woman to hold the post.
The end of the Christian story in Iraq? No. God will find a way, says Archbishop
Archbishop Bashar Warda, Chaldean Archbishop of Erbil The Archbishop of Erbil, speaking in our second podcast interview looking ahead to Pope Francis’ historic first visit …
Children’s book helps Catholics in Scotland consecrate themselves to Mary
Bishop John Keenan of Paisley is encouraged families and individuals to join him in a consecration to Mary by a less conventional means – a children’s book.
Myanmar needs redemption from hatred and fasting from anger, says Cardinal Bo
In his homily for the First Sunday of Lent, Cardinal Charles Bo, Archbishop of Yangon, Myanmar, has preached about the need for peace in the country and hope for the future.
Catholics press for further changes to Scotland’s controversial hate crime bill
Catholics are pressing for further changes to Scotland’s controversial hate crime bill amid a last-minute consultation.
The Scottish Parliament’s justice committee gave the public just four days to respond to the consultation, which ended at 10 a.m. yesterday.
Catholic bishop welcomes progress in cause of priest who sought conversion of England
Bishop Davies on Sunday welcomed a step forward in the beatification cause of a convert to Catholicism who worked tirelessly for the conversion of England.
Cardinal Nichols: “Secure, decent housing for all” is the hallmark of a good society
Bishops’ Conference President Supports Anglican Archbishops’ Housing Report
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has welcomed the publication of Coming Home – tackling the housing crisis together.
Vatican cardinal reflects on the value of penance in a time of pandemic
The penance called for in the Christian life, and accentuated during Lent, can help us make sense of the sacrifices we have been called on to make during the coronavirus pandemic, a Vatican cardinal has said.
From Pius XI to Pope Francis: A history of Spiritual Exercises at the Vatican
For nearly 100 years, popes have set aside time for an annual retreat and meditation on spiritual exercises.
Pope Francis and the Roman Curia began a weeklong Lenten retreat Sunday, but for the first time since the Second Vatican Council, this retreat is not taking place as a time of communal prayer due to the coronavirus pandemic.