Credit: Unsplash. A group of Christian leaders is challenging orders to shut down churches in England and Wales, saying the move violates religious freedom protections …
New book highlights St. John Paul II’s influence amid Cold War
Pope John Paul II in 1996. Credit: Vatican Media. A new book on St. John Paul II examines the relationship of the Polish pope with …
Cyber security expert urges Vatican to strengthen internet defenses
Credit: Mehaniq/Shutterstock. A cyber security expert has urged the Vatican to take immediate action to strengthen its defences against hackers. Andrew Jenkinson, group CEO of …
Cardinal Becciu seeks damages over ‘groundless’ Italian media reports
Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA. Cardinal Angelo Becciu said yesterday he is taking legal action against an Italian media outlet for publishing “unfounded accusations” …
Pope Francis: Mary teaches us to pray with a heart open to God’s will
Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Nov. 18, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media.
Lockdown 2: Awaiting the Return
Image Source: CBCEW A Photography Project on Flickr A second national lockdown in England that pushes into the season of Advent follows a full spring …
More than 500 hate crimes against Europe’s Christians recorded in 2019
The aftermath of a fire at the Parish of St. Paul in Corbeil-Essonnes, France, July 4, 2020. Credit: OIDACE. The Organization for Security and Cooperation …
Report: Search finds 600,000 euros in cash at suspended Vatican official’s home
Police officer on duty at St Peter’s square in Vatican City. Credit: Maciej Matlak/Shutterstock Police have found hundreds of thousands of euros in cash hidden …
Polish Catholic university defends St. John Paul II against ‘slander’ in wake of McCarrick Report
Pope John Paul II at prayer in 1991. Credit: L’Osservatore Romano. A Polish Catholic university rejected Saturday claims that St. John Paul II failed to …
Exorcisms and the popes: Stories from inside the Vatican
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Alexey Gotovskiy/CNA. It is a core tenet of the Catholic faith that demons are real, and as said in the St. …
Government restrictions on religion reach new peak, Pew Research Center says
Credit: Juthamat8899/Shutterstock. Government restrictions on religion are at their highest since tracking began in 2007, the Pew Research Center has said in its new report, …
‘We want Mass’: Catholics in France protest ban on public worship
Catholics protest coronavirus restrictions under which public Masses are banned, Nov. 15, 2020, in Versailles. Credit: Martin Bureau/AFP via Getty Images. Catholics in France gathered …
Cardinal Gulbinowicz dies ten days after Vatican sanctions
Cardinal Henryk Gulbinowicz, left. Credit: Piotr Drabik via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). A Polish cardinal recently sanctioned by the Vatican for sexual abuse has died …
Bishop Moth calls on government to protect prisoners during COVID second wave
Imeage Credit: CBCEW The Lead Catholic Bishop for Prisons has called on the government to go further in protecting prisoners and staff during the second …
Pope Francis: Stretch out your hand to the poor
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address overlooking St. Peter’s Square Nov. 15, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Jesus is telling us today to stretch out our …
Pope Francis: The poor are at the heart of the Gospel
Pope Francis prays during Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the fourth World Day of the Poor on Nov. 15, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope …
‘A really joyful journey’: Preparing people with intellectual disabilities to receive the sacraments
A volunteer at Caritas St. Joseph in Hendon, north London, on March 16, 2012. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. As book titles go, the “Directory for Catechesis” is …
Catholic bishop prays for Belarusian reportedly beaten to death by security forces
Bishop Yuri Kasabutsky celebrates Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Name of St. Virgin Mary in Minsk, Belarus, Nov. 13, 2020. Credit: YouTube screenshot. …
McCarrick Report: St. John Paul II was deceived about ex-cardinal, says Polish archbishop
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured Jan. 15, 2018. Credit: EpiskopatNews Flickr photostream. The McCarrick Report showed that St. John Paul …
Video shows 90-year-old cardinal telling kidnappers: ‘I will preach what is the truth’
Cardinal Christian Tumi, pictured after his liberation on Nov. 6, 2020. Credit: Kumbo Diocese in Cameroon. When 90-year-old Cardinal Christian Tumi was interrogated in captivity …