Credit: Billion Photos/Shutterstock. The Welsh government appears to see Catholic schools as a “problem,” a Church education adviser said yesterday as officials press ahead with …
UK court to review Down Syndrome abortion law
The Royal Courts of Justice houses the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Credit: pxl.store/Shutterstock The High Court of England and …
Report: Secret audio recording shows key figures discussing Vatican’s London property deal
Police officer on duty at St Peter’s square in Vatican City. Credit: Maciej Matlak/Shutterstock. An Italian newspaper claimed yesterday that it had gained access to …
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ tomb closes after extended time of public veneration
The uncovered tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Assisi, Italy. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The glass that has allowed pilgrims to view Blessed Carlo Acutis will …
Cardinal prays for peace in Nagorno Karabakh
Cardinal Vincent Nichols has echoed Pope Francis’ call for peace in Nagorno Karabakh and offered his prayers for all those affected by the conflict. In …
Becciu ‘vigorously’ denies interference in Cardinal Pell trial
Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA. Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu again denied having interfered in any way with the trial of Cardinal George Pell, after …
Pope Francis: God is supreme
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Aug. 30, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Catholics, by virtue of their baptism, must affirm to the world God’s primacy …
World Mission Sunday: number of Catholics continues to rise worldwide
St. Peter’s Basilica seen through a bubble on Dec. 3, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The number of Catholics worldwide increased by almost 16 million in …
World Mission Sunday: Catholics urged to support evangelization as pandemic spreads
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: feliks/Shutterstock. Vatican officials invited Catholics to participate in the 2020 World Mission Sunday with increased prayers and financial support, as local …
Pope Francis laments that tons of food is thrown away as people starve
Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on Sept. 18, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. In a video message for World Food Day yesterday, Pope …
New Vatican coin depicts ‘mother carrying the earth in her womb’
Vatican City State Mint’s 10 euro coin marking the 50th Anniversary of World Earth Day. Credit: Ufficio Filatelico Numismatico Vaticano. A new coin minted by …
Pope Francis to attend interreligious peace event in Rome
Pope Francis greets pilgrims after the Wednesday general audience in St. Peter’s Square, Nov. 27, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis will attend an ecumenical …
Blessed Carlo Acutis’ doctors recall his last days in hospital
The tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Assisi, Italy. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Fifteen-year-old Carlo Acutis died within a week of being diagnosed with acute promyelocytic …
‘It’s quite sad at the moment’: coronavirus curbs deprive part of border parish of public Masses
St. Brigid’s, Glassdrummond, one of the three churches of the Parish of Upper Creggan. Credit: uppercreggan.co.uk. As the clock struck midnight on 6 October, Fr. …
Pope Francis: Family is ‘the first and essential place of education’
Pope Francis speaks in video message to participants in the launch of the Global Compact on Education Oct. 15, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis …
Cardinal tells diplomats: 11 million Syrians need humanitarian aid
Cardinal Mario Zenari in St. Peter’s Basilica on Nov. 19, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The apostolic nuncio to Syria met with diplomats accredited to the …
Pope Francis names new prefect of congregation for saints’ causes
Bishop Marcello Semeraro, the new prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints. Credit: Syrio (CC BY-SA 4.0). Pope Francis named a new prefect …
Virtual Retreats From Turvey Abbey
The pandemic has made it impossible for many people to spend time with our Lord on retreat this year. Sister Judith who is a Olivetan Benedictine …
Campaign seeks to unite a million children in praying the rosary
Children pray the rosary. Credit: KOBRYN TARAS/Shutterstock. A Catholic charity hopes to bring together a million children worldwide to pray the rosary this Sunday. Aid …
World Mission Sunday 18 October 2020: Here I am, send me!
World Mission Sunday – the one day in the year when the entire global Church comes together in support of mission – is happening this …