Credit: fotorutkowscy / Shutterstock. Tis the season to be jolly, and, perhaps, to have one’s social media inundated with memes about Christmas being nothing more …
Vatican committed to net zero emissions by 2050, Pope Francis says
Source: CNA Pope Francis urged the adoption of a “climate of care,” and said the Vatican City State is committed to reducing its net emissions …
Pope Francis: Christian joy is not easy, but with Jesus it is possible
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address on Dec. 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Arriving at Christian joy is no cakewalk, but if we put Jesus …
Bishop O’Toole: Hold on to the gift of joy this Home Mission Sunday
13 December 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted on almost every aspect of our lives – not least the way we worship together and pray …
Pope Francis: The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe points us to God
Pope Francis with an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 12, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.
German cardinal asks Pope Francis to review his handling of abuse case
Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne. Credit: www.ewtn.de. A German cardinal announced yesterday that he would ask Pope Francis to review his handling of a …
Catholic Church in Poland records 1.3% fall in Sunday Mass attendance in 2019
Mass at Poznań Cathedral, one of the oldest churches in Poland, on Jan 1, 2012. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. The number of people attending Sunday Mass in …
This year’s Vatican Christmas tree has ornaments handmade by the homeless
Decorations on the Christmas tree in St. Peter’s Square on Dec. 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Ornament-making photos courtesy of Sabina Šegula. St. Peter’s Basilica …
The Year of St. Joseph: What Catholics need to know
Credit: Sidney de Almeida / Shutterstock. On Tuesday, Pope Francis announced a Year of St. Joseph, in honor of the 150th anniversary of the saint’s …
Pope Francis offers support to beleaguered Christians of Syria and Iraq
Pope Francis, pictured on October 4, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis urged Catholic charities Thursday to continue supporting embattled Christian minorities in Syria and Iraq. …
Is the rare ‘Christmas Star’ visible this December the Star of Bethlehem?
Br. Guy Consolmagno at the Vatican Observatory in Italy on Nov. 22, 2013. Credit: Marco Gandolfo/CNA. The “Great Conjunction” of Jupiter and Saturn taking place …
Fifteen ways to gain an indulgence in the Year of St. Joseph
Source: CNA Pope Francis has decreed a Year of St. Joseph in which Catholics will have the opportunity to obtain a special plenary indulgence. Until …
Pope Francis to offer Midnight Mass at 7:30pm
Pope Francis celebrates Midnight Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica, Dec. 25, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis’ Midnight Mass will begin at 7:30 p.m. this …
Cardinal Zen: Jimmy Lai arrest is part of campaign of ‘political intimidation’
Jimmy Lai Chee Ying arrving at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, Hong Kong, Oct. 15, 2020. Credit: Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun …
‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Pius IX to Francis have said about St. Joseph
A detail from Joseph with the Child and the Flowering Rod, by Alonso Miguel de Tovar (1678–1752). Public Domain. Pope Francis has proclaimed that the …
Assisi in Advent: illuminated frescoes and a nurse in a nativity scene
Giotto’s Nativity is projected on the facade of the Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi. Credit: Diocese of Assisi-Nocera Umbra-Gualdo Tadino. Assisi unveiled a nativity …
Council for Inclusive Capitalism launches partnership with Vatican
Pope Francis speaks during the general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. The Council for Inclusive Capitalism …
Church in Belarus calls for prayers after police detain Catholic priests
The flag of the Republic of Belarus. Credit: SHV_photo/Shutterstock The Church in Belarus appealed for prayers Tuesday after police detained two Catholic priests. Catholic.by, the …
Pope Francis: ‘Even death trembles when a Christian prays’
Pope Francis speaks during a general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media. Prayer is so powerful that “even death trembles …
Polish archbishop responds to ‘unprecedented attacks’ on St. John Paul II after McCarrick Report
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured in Warsaw Feb. 12, 2020. Credit: episkopat.pl. St. John Paul II’s “highest priority” was combating …