Image Source: CBCEW Persecution of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province The lead Catholic Bishop for international affairs has joined with Jewish, Anglican and Muslim leaders …
Pope Francis praises Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘timely’ message of peace
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Credit: Julian Fong via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Pope Francis said yesterday that Martin Luther King …
Poland’s Catholics and Jews mark Day of Judaism with psalms, music, and silent prayer
Bishop Romuald Kaminski reads Psalm 130 at Bródno Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 17, 2021. Credit: Jakub Truszynski. Catholics and Jews in Poland observed …
Vatican says trial of Italian woman for alleged embezzlement will begin soon
A Vatican City flag seen from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy, on March 12, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican announced yesterday that …
Catholic priest in Nigeria found dead after abduction
Source: Fr. John Gbakaan, a priest of the diocese of Minna, Nigeria. Public domain. The body of a Catholic priest was discovered in Nigeria on …
Reflection: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021
Image Source: CBCEW As I “put pen to paper,” the second full week of a third coronavirus lockdown begins in the UK, so it is …
Australian Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson dies unexpectedly at age 70
Archbishop Philip Wilson (1950-2021). Photo Courtesy of the Archdiocese of Adelaide. The Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson died on Sunday at the age of 70. Archbishop …
Pope Francis: The greatest joy for every believer is to respond to God’s call
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said this morning that great joy is found when one …
As Ireland examines mistreatment of unwed mothers, Catholic bishops apologize for ‘abject failure’
Celtic Cross on the hill at Cashel, Tipperary, Ireland. Credit: Tom Haymes (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0). Catholic bishops have welcomed an Irish government report on 20th …
Ten Catholic bishops with COVID-19 die in a single week
Bishop Vincent Logan – 30th June 1941 – 14 January 2021 In the past week, ten Catholic bishops have died worldwide after testing positive for …
First ever virtual Holy Land Co-ordination
Image Source: CBCEW 16 – 21 January 2021 Bishops from across Europe, North America and South Africa will meet remotely this year to reflect on …
Vatican court due to hold sentence hearing for ex-Vatican bank president
The Institute for Religious Works, or ‘Vatican bank’. (File Photo/CNA). The Vatican court is due to hold a sentencing hearing next week in a criminal …
Rabbi: Polish Catholic Church’s Day of Judaism is a ‘holy day’
Rabbi Michael Schudrich, Chief Rabbi of Poland, speaks at a press conference for the 24th Day of Judaism on Jan 14, 2021. Screenshot: Salve NET …
‘This was a historic moment’: England’s personal ordinariate celebrates its 10th anniversary
Mgr Keith Newton is ordained as a Catholic priest at Westminster Cathedral, London, England, Jan. 15, 2011. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk. Ten years ago today, Msgr. Keith …
Bishop McAleenan: It’s time to act on racial justice
Image Source: CBCEW Racial Justice Sunday 2021 Reflecting on a year that saw a global pandemic disproportionately impact on ethnic minority groups and a series …
Monsignor Mark Langham – Requiescat in pace
Monsignor Mark Langham – RIP Monsignor Mark Langham, former Administrator of Westminster Cathedral, has died today, 15 January 2021, after a long battle with cancer. …
Iraqi Catholics urged to pray at Sunday Masses that Pope Francis will be able to visit country
Mass at the Chaldean Cathedral in Erbil, Iraq, on April 12, 2015. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. A cardinal has called on Iraqi Catholics to pray at Sunday …
Catholic Church resumes Sunday Masses in Iceland
Christ the King Cathedral (Landakotskirkja) in Reykjavik, Iceland. Credit: Helgi Halldórsson/freddi (CC BY-SA 2.0). The Catholic Church is resuming public Sunday Masses in Iceland after the …
Vatican Museums hope to reopen in February
The modern Bramante Staircase in the Vatican Museums, pictured Nov. 12, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Vatican Museums are expected to reopen in February if coronavirus …
Archbishop McMahon: Christian message of peace gives “hope and direction” in these pandemic times
Image Source: CBCEW Peace Sunday – 17 January 2021 In England and Wales we celebrate Peace Sunday on the third Sunday of January. Resources for …