Pope Francis offers Mass in Gyumri, Armenia June 25, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope …
After Beirut blast, what some Lebanese Christians are doing to help their neighbours
Damage after the Aug. 4 Beirut explosion. Credit: Mehr News Agency. CC BY SA 4.0 Last Tuesday, Julie Tegho and her husband Hicham Bou Nassif …
Pope Francis: Human dignity has serious political implications
Pope Francis delivers his general audience via livestream on Aug. 12, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said today that Christian faith demands conversion from …
HK diocese promotes ‘national identity’, security law in Catholic schools
Wing Choh Primary school, and Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Hong Kong. Credit: Claudine Van Massenhove/Shutterstock Catholic schools in Hong Kong have …
Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI’s ‘illness is subsiding’
Benedict XVI prepares to board a plane at Munich airport, June 22, 2020. Credit: Sven Hoppe/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg …
National Board of Catholic Women publishes practical booklet on domestic abuse
In order to raise awareness within the Catholic community of domestic abuse and the impact upon victims and their children, the National Board of Catholic …
HK Catholic activists arrested, US lawmakers sanctioned in China crackdown
14Jul2019: Hongkongers march in Sha Tin against Hong Kong’s extradition bill. Credit: Jimmy Siu/Shutterstock Chinese authorities arrested pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and imposed new …
Pope Francis baptises conjoined twins separated in Rome
Pope Francis, December 13, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis has baptised twins who were born conjoined at the head and were separated at the …
Theology professor: German theology no longer has worldwide impact
Dr. Ulrich Lehner. Credit: University of Notre Dame. Theology in Germany, with a few exceptions, is in a crisis. This is the conclusion reached by …
Cardinal Nichols prays for Beirut and people of Lebanon after “tragedy of immense proportions”
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has written to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, to offer his prayers and …
Catholic leaders join the call for action to stop atrocity crimes against the Uyghurs in China
Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the International Affairs department of the Bishops’ Conference, alongside the Cardinal Archbishops of Yangon (Myanmar) and Jakarta (Indonesia) have joined …
Pope Francis: Even in times of darkness, God is there
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address June 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. When caught in difficult moments or trials, turn your heart to God, who …
Face covering is now compulsory in places of worship
In order to keep the spread of COVID-19 under control, the government has announced that face coverings have to be worn in places of worship enforceable …
What does it mean to ‘actively participate’ in Mass?
People are sitting in the church during mass. In 1903, Pope St. Pius X wrote that it was the liturgy where the laity acquire the Christian …
Atomic bombs contrary to peace: Pope Francis 75 years after Hiroshima attack
The atomic cloud over Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 1945. Credit: Bernard Waldman. Public domain via US government Nuclear weapons are not compatible with the flourishing of …
Pope Francis appoints six women to economy council
Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Pope Francis today named 13 new members to the Council for the Economy, which oversees Vatican finances and the work of the …
Vatican: Baptisms administered ‘in name of the community’ are invalid
The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Luxerendering via Shutterstock. The Vatican’s doctrinal office today issued a clarification on the sacrament of baptism, stating changes …
Lebanese cardinal: ‘The Church has a great duty’ after Beirut explosion
Click here to view/donate to The Church In Need Lebanon Emergency Appeal Lebanese Catholics pray at the shrine of St. Charbel, the country’s patron saint. …
Vatican II not sole controversial council, Catholic theologian says
Bishops at the Second Vatican Council. Credit: Lothar Wolleh/wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0 Amid recent controversy over Vatican II, a theologian said that ecumenical councils …
LEBANON: Emergency Appeal 🆘
The explosion in Lebanon yesterday. (Fr Samer Nassif) An emergency help of £226,000 is to be rushed out to Beirut by ACN in the wake …