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Pandemic forces Pope Francis to cancel annual baptism ceremony in Sistine Chapel
Pope Francis baptises a child in the Sistine Chapel on Jan. 12, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis will not baptise babies in the Sistine …
Catholic bishop in Iceland appeals for lifting of 10-person Mass limit
Bishop David Tencer takes part in a press conference at the Vatican on Oct. 17, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.
Argentine boy saved from stray bullet by crucifix
Image Source: CNA Several hours before the beginning of 2021, a 9-year-old Argentine boy was saved from a stray bullet by a small metal crucifix …
Australia’s Catholic bishops seek answers about mystery billions linked to Vatican
The Vatican flag waves over the dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Australia’s Catholic bishops are considering raising questions with the country’s financial …
Archbishop Gänswein to Catholic journalists: Be brave like Mother Angelica
Image Source: CNA Archbishop Georg Gänswein urged Catholic journalists Monday to act with the courage of EWTN founder Mother Angelica. Preaching at a Mass in …
Open churches vital for resilience during lockdown, says Cardinal Nichols
Image Source: CBCEW With the announcement of a new lockdown for England to curb the rapid spread of COVID-19, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the …
Vatican’s doctrinal office: Don’t promote alleged apparitions connected to ‘Lady of All Nations’
A detail from a painting depicting the Lady of All Nations. Credit: Judgefloro via Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). The Vatican’s doctrinal office has urged Catholics …
Polish parliament declares 2021 the Year of Cardinal Wyszynski
Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński with Cardinal Karol Wojtyła, the future St. John Paul II. Photo courtesy of Adam Bujak/Biały Kruk. The Polish parliament has declared 2021 …
Archdiocese of Dublin may need major organizational changes says Archbishop-elect in Irish Times interview
Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Ossory Credit: CatholicIreland.net In an interview with the Irish Times published on Saturday, 2nd January, the Archbishop-elect of Dublin, Dermot Farrell …
Pope Francis calls for a commitment to ‘take care of each other’ in 2021
Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis warned today against the temptation to ignore the suffering of others during the coronavirus pandemic …
Pope Francis accepts resignation of Archbishop Kondrusiewicz days after return to Belarus from exile
Archbishop Kondrusiewicz prays outside the Akrestsin Street pre-trial detention center in Minsk, Aug. 19, 2020. Credit: Catholic.by. Less than two weeks after Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz …
Catholic bishop released five days after kidnapping in Nigeria
Bishop Moses Chikwe, auxiliary bishop of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Owerri. Public Domain. A Catholic bishop in Nigeria, who was kidnapped on Sunday, has been released …
Pope Francis: With Mary’s help, fill the new year with ‘spiritual growth’
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Jan. 1, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media. The Virgin Mary’s motherly care encourages us to use our God-given time for …
Why a new consecration to St. Joseph is spreading like wildfire
St. Joseph and the Christ child. Credit: Fr. Donald Calloway One of the most prominent people in the life of Jesus Christ, St. Joseph, his …
After abortion is legalised in Argentina, Catholic bishops decry chasm between politicians and the people
Credit: Charly Diaz Azcue – Comunicación Institucional Senado.gob.ar After the senate in Argentina legalised abortion in the early hours of yesterday, the Argentinean Bishops’ Conference …
Twenty Catholic missionaries killed worldwide in 2020
Nigerian seminarian Michael Nnadi. Courtesy photo. Twenty Catholic missionaries were killed across the world in 2020, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies said …
Catholic archbishop urges renewed prayers for kidnapped bishop amid ‘misleading’ reports
Bishop Moses Chikwe, auxiliary bishop of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Owerri. Public Domain. A Catholic archbishop called Tuesday for renewed prayers for a kidnapped bishop following …
Pope Francis: ‘Bearers of gratitude’ make the world a better place
Pope Francis speaks during a general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media. Catholics can change the world by being “bearers …
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Dermot Farrell as head of Dublin archdiocese
Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Ossory Credit: CatholicIreland.net Pope Francis yesterday named theologian Bishop Dermot Farrell of Ossory, Ireland, as the next archbishop of Dublin. Farrell, …