Cardinal Vincent Nichols at Westminster Cathedral, London, on June 9, 2020. Credits: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. On the eve of his 75th birthday, Cardinal Vincent Nichols cast his …
Biden projected winner, rollbacks on pro-life and religious liberty protections expected
President-elect Joe Biden. CNA file photo. Joe Biden has won the 2020 presidential election, media outlets reported Saturday evening, after five days of counting in …
Tackling food poverty
Food poverty is a real issue just now – especially as many have lost their jobs, the economy is stretched and job security is a …
UK lawsuit gives details on Vatican’s controversial London building
The Royal Courts of Justice houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Credit: pxl.store/Shutterstock A lawsuit filed against the Vatican …
Searches carried out on key figures in Vatican London property scandal
The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background on April 29, 2019. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Rome financial police executed a search …
Weekly Newsletter 7th November 2020 (43)
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Vatican imposes disciplinary measures on 97-year-old Polish cardinal
Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, left. Credit: Piotr Drabik via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). The apostolic nunciature in Poland announced Friday disciplinary measures against a 97-year-old cardinal. …
Cardinal is freed after kidnapping by gunmen in Cameroon
Cardinal Christian Tumi, pictured after his liberation on Nov. 6, 2020. Credit: Kumbo Diocese in Cameroon. Cardinal Christian Tumi, who was kidnapped by gunmen Thursday …
UK health secretary: traveling abroad for assisted suicide permitted under lockdown
U.K. health secretary Matt Hancock. Credit: Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). UK health secretary Matt Hancock said Thursday that people …
Analysis: Pope Francis’ ‘long game’ of Vatican financial reform comes full circle
Pope Francis during the Wednesday general audience inside the San Damaso Courtyard of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Sept. 30, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA Yesterday morning, …
Pope Francis transfers financial administration out of Secretariat of State
Cardinal Pietro Parolin celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 27, 2017. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has requested that responsibility for financial funds …
Lawyer downplays suspended Vatican official’s role in London property deal
The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background on May 29, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA A lawyer for Msgr. Mauro Carlino …
Pope Francis offers Mass for souls of 169 deceased bishops, cardinals
Source: CNA Pope Francis encouraged Catholics to pray for the dead and remember Christ’s promise of the resurrection at a Mass offered yesterday for the …
Plymouth Diocese calls parishes to be “outward looking” as it reflects on the future renewal of parish life and structures
Image Credit: CBCEW Bishop Mark O’Toole and his Bishop’s Council – a group of priests who assist him in the Governance of the Diocese of …
Bishop joins UK Faith Leaders in calling on Prime Minister to deliver a world-leading plan on climate change
Image Source: CBCEW Bishop John Arnold, Environment Lead for the Bishops’ Conference, has joined over 60 UK faith leaders in writing to the Prime Minister …
Vatican Museums to close again amid tightening coronavirus restrictions
The spiral staircase at the Vatican Museums on Nov. 12, 2015. Credit: Gianluca Gangemi/CNA. The Vatican announced Wednesday that the Vatican Museums will close until …
Statement on the Four-Week National Lockdown in England and a Call to Prayer
Image Credit: CBCEW Today, Parliament passed into law the Regulations governing many aspects of activity in the whole of England until Wednesday, 2 December. These …
Pope Francis requires bishops to have Vatican permission for new diocesan religious institutes
Pope Francis at his general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace Nov. 4, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis has changed canon law …
Pope Francis: Consistent prayer strengthens us in times of tribulation
Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media. Jesus teaches us that we must be consistent …
The human cost of N Ireland’s abortion regulations: over 700 unborn lives
Credit: Eleonora_os / Shutterstock. Seven months after Northern Ireland’s expansive legal abortion law took effect, pro-life advocates have lamented the lives lost and called for …