A detail from Timothy P. Schmalz’s sculpture ‘Angels Unawares’ in St. Peter’s Square. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has urged Catholics to care for people …
Pope Francis congratulates Biden on election victory in phone call
Joe Biden walking with supporters in Iowa, May 25, 2020. Credit: Pix_Arena/Shutterstock Presumptive President-elect Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Thursday, his office has …
Datganiad ar Gyhoeddi Adroddiad IICSA
Mae’r Eglwys Gatholig yn Lloegr a Chymru yn croesawu Adroddiad yr Ymchwiliad Annibynnol i Gam-drin Plant yn Rhywiol (IICSA) parthed ymateb gyfundrefol yr Eglwys yn …
ACN sends emergency aid after fresh jihadist horror
Image of refugees in Mozambique (Copyright: Aid to the Church in Need) A leading Catholic charity is sending an emergency aid package of €100,000 (£89,375) …
Vatican message to Hindus: Pandemic helps us appreciate the importance of cooperation and coexistence
Image Credit: CBCEW Christians and Hindus: Rekindling Positivity and Hope during the Covid-19 Pandemic and Beyond The theme of light conquering darkness is not a …
Pope Francis blesses Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal statue
Pope Francis blesses a statue of the Immaculate Virgin Mary of the Miraculous Medal Nov. 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis blessed a statue …
The McCarrick Report’s provocative tale of a KGB encounter, and an FBI request
A former KGB prison in Vilnius, Lithuania. Credit: rabantos_Shutterstock An undercover KGB agent tried to befriend ex-cardinal Theodore McCarrick in the early 1980s, prompting the …
McCarrick Report: What Cardinal O’Connor said in 1999
Theodore McCarrick. Credit: Vincenzo Pinto/AFP via Getty Images The Vatican’s report on Theodore McCarrick released Tuesday includes a letter written by an American cardinal in …
McCarrick Report documents ‘tragic chapter’ in Church’s life, USCCB president says
Archbishop Jose Gomez leads a “virtual rosary” Oct. 7. Credit: USCCB. The president of the U.S. bishops’ conference said Tuesday morning that bishops will be …
McCarrick Report: Vatican details McCarrick’s career and decades of sexual misconduct
heodore McCarrick talks with other church leaders at the Spring meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops June 15, 2005 in Chicago, Illinois. …
Archbishop McDonald: Lord Sacks advanced Catholic-Jewish relations in harmony with popes
Rabbi Jonathan Lord Sacks speaks after receiving the Templeton Prize May 26, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Archbishop McDonald said yesterday that the late Rabbi Jonathan Lord …
Cardinal Nichols to abuse survivors: I’m very sorry and distressed that this damage was done to you and done in our name
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, speaks shortly after the publication of the IICSA Report on the Catholic …
CBCEW: Statement on the Publication of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse Report
The Catholic Church in England and Wales welcomes the Report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse relating to the institutional response of the …
Pope Francis kisses hand of missionary priest, freed after two-year captivity in Africa
Fr. Pierluigi Maccalli, center, meets Pope Francis at the Vatican Nov. 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis met yesterday with an Italian Catholic missionary …
Beatification cause of reputed stigmatist tortured by Stalin’s secret police opens
Sr. Wanda Boniszewska (1907-2003). Credit: episkopat.pl. The beatification cause of a Polish religious sister who was tortured by Joseph Stalin’s secret police and reputedly bore …
Bishop Mason urges prayers and support for healthcare workers and carers
Image Credit: CBCEW As we enter a second lockdown in England amid a second wave of Covid-19, Bishop Paul Mason, lead bishop for Healthcare and …
French bishops’ appeal for public Masses during lockdown rejected by judge
A medical maks on a gargoyle of Notre Dame in Paris. Credit: Viacheslav Lopatin via Shutterstock. The French bishops’ appeal to continue public Masses during …
Order of Malta opts to elect a Lieutenant of the Grand Master amid constitutional reform
Fra’ Marco Luzzago. Credit: Order of Malta. The Order of Malta elected Fra’ Marco Luzzago as the Lieutenant of the Grand Master on yesterday to …
Pope Francis: Prepare to meet the Lord with good deeds inspired by His love
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square at the Angelus on Oct. 26, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said today that it …
Remembrance Sunday: “The fallen are our friends. We are the friends for whom they fell.”
Bishop Paul Mason, Catholic Bishop of the Forces, gives us a thought-provoking reflection on remembrance, war memorials, prayer and what we learn from the “growing …