Pope Francis sent a video message yesterday to Latin American Church leaders organizing a “synodal” regional assembly, in which he asked them not to be ideological elites, but to remain close to the people of God.
Bishops reiterate need for direct Israel-Palestine negotiations if there is to be peace
A group of Christian leaders who advocate for the Holy Land this week reiterated a call for Israeli and Palestinian authorities to negotiate directly for the sake of peace in the region. They also encouraged Israel to make COVID-19 vaccines accessible to Palestinians.
Pope Francis prays for homeless man who died in freezing cold near St. Peter’s Square
Pope Francis prayed this afternoon for a homeless man who died near St. Peter’s Square amid freezing temperatures.
Vatican archbishop: Turn off your phone and open the Gospel
Archbishop Rino Fisichella, president of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelization, celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Jan. 24, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media A …
Vatican gradually to defund some mission territories
Earlier this month the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples sent a letter to the bishops of some 1,100 Catholic territories and announced the gradual reduction of the financial support they regularly receive from the Vatican.
Pope Francis forced to miss more events due to recurrent nerve pain
Pope Francis has been forced to cancel three public appearances scheduled for today and tomorrow due to a recurrence of the nerve pain that struck him at the end of 2020.
Pope Francis: Witness to the truth by exposing ‘fake news’
Pope Francis issued a new warning about misinformation today, weeks after he was the subject of a viral “fake news” story.
Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hail nuclear weapons ban treaty
The Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki welcomed the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons that came into force yesterday while expressing disappointment that Japan was not a signatory.
Prosecutor sees no grounds for investigation of negligence claims against Polish cardinal
Cardinal Stanisław Dziwisz, pictured in Rome April 25, 2014. Credit: Kyle Burkhart/CNA. A prosecutor in Poland indicated on Thursday that he saw no grounds for an …
Amid the pandemic, sainthood cause of nun who served poor hit by epidemics advances
Elizabeth Prout (1820-1864). Courtesy of the Diocese of Shrewsbury. Bishop Davies welcomed the move forward in the sainthood cause of a religious sister who served …
Pope Francis decries men who sustain ‘reprehensible’ trade in preface to trafficking victim’s biography
Credit: 271 EAK MOTO via Shutterstock. Pope Francis has written the preface to a biography of a human trafficking victim in which he decries the men …
New Lectionary for England and Wales
Reader at Mass Credit: CBCEW For a number of years the Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have been considering the publication of a new …
Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of pioneering French geneticist Jerome Lejeune
Dr. Jérôme Lejeune (1926-1994). Credit: Fondation Jérôme Lejeune via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Pope Francis recognized yesterday the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French …
Ex-Vatican bank president given 9-year prison sentence for money-laundering
The Institute for Religious Works, commonly known as the ‘Vatican bank.’ Credit: Joi via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). The former president of the institute commonly …
Recently ordained Catholic priest dies after Madrid parish explosion
Source: CNA A recently ordained Catholic priest died in hospital early Thursday morning after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Fr. Rubén …
Israel must work with Palestinian authorities to make Covid vaccines accessible to Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
Birthplace of Christ Credit: CBCEW Final Communique of the 2021 Holy Land Co-ordination The Bishops of the Holy Land Co-ordination, an international annual pilgrimage to …
Bishops write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care over plight of Polish Catholic patient
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Credit: Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Bishop John Sherrington (the Bishop for Life) and Bishop …
Pope Francis prays Biden will respect ‘dignity of every person’ in inauguration message
Pope Francis greets then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Vatican in this April 29, 2016 / Vatican Media In a message to Joe Biden …
At least two dead as explosion devastates Catholic parish building in Madrid
The aftermath of the explosion near the Puerta de Toledo in Madrid, Spain, Jan. 20, 2021. Credit: @Jnxx251 via Twitter. At least two people are …
‘This image is very offensive to many people’: Poland’s ‘rainbow halo’ trial begins
Credit: Unsplash. The trial of three activists who distributed posters depicting Poland’s Black Madonna icon with a rainbow halo will resume next month following a …