The tomb of Blessed Carlo Acutis in Assisi, Italy. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The Diocese of Assisi announced Wednesday that the period of public veneration of …
‘Security consultant’ linked to Vatican’s Becciu scandal arrested
Vatican police car. Credit: AM113/Shutterstock The woman at the centre of a Vatican financial scandal involving Cardinal Angelo Becciu has been arrested, according to Italian …
As evaluation ends, Vatican says Moneyval inspection was ‘constructive’
The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Moneyval, the Council of Europe’s anti-money laundering watchdog, concluded its …
Archdiocese prepares beatification cause of anti-Nazi White Rose member
Wili Graf (1918-1943). Credit: Wikimedia/(Csedition). A German archdiocese said that it is preparing to open the beatification cause of a member of the White Rose …
International appeal launched to promote St. John Paul II’s teaching
Pope John Paul II in 1996. Credit: Vatican Media. The rector of a Catholic university in Poland urged academics worldwide yesterday to sign an appeal …
Irish state schools to phase out Catholic symbols, mandatory Masses
Credit: Nheyob via Wikimedia. More than 200 state-run secondary schools in the Republic of Ireland will begin to phase out historical Catholic symbols and mandatory …
Bishop McAleenan calls on all in the UK to take up Fratelli tutti’s call on combatting racism
The lead Catholic Bishop for Migrants and Refugees has called on people in the UK to take up Pope Francis’ call in Fratelli tutti’ to …
England’s historic Catholic churches receive lifeline grant from Government’s £1.57bn Culture Recovery Fund
The Catholic Trust for England and Wales (CaTEW) is one of 445 heritage organisations across the country set to receive a lifesaving financial boost from …
New apostolic nuncio arrives in Belarus
Archbishop Ante Jozić, who was appointed apostolic nuncio to Belarus earlier this year, arrived in the country yesterday, being met by both ecclesial and state …
Pope Francis meets with Cardinal Pell at the Vatican
Pope Francis receives Cardinal George Pell in a private audience at the Vatican Oct. 12, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Former Vatican finance czar Cardinal George …
Pope Francis says Blessed Carlo Acutis is a model for young people to put God first
Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis said today that the life of …
Pope Francis calls for ‘integral ecology’ in TED Climate Countdown video
Pope Francis’ video message to TED Countdown posted Oct. 10, 2020. Pope Francis sent a video message to the TED Countdown summit on climate change …
Vatican amends financial law amid Moneyval inspection
The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican unveiled changes to a landmark law on transparency, …
The miracle attributed to Carlo Acutis’ prayers
Mattheus (left) holds a photo of Carlo Acutis (right), whose prayers are attributed with the boy’s healing. Credit: Campo Grande News The beatification of Carlo …
Who was Carlo Acutis?
Carlo Acutis, a Catholic Italian teenager who died in 2006, was beatified today in Assisi. Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who loved soccer and …
Beatification of Carlo Acutis: The first millennial to be declared Blessed
An image of Carlo Acutis was unveiled at his beatification Mass in Assisi, Italy Oct. 10, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. With the beatification of Carlo …
‘Conflict of interest’? — Mincione invested Vatican in Torzi bond before London sale
When the Vatican purchased a London luxury apartment building from its investment manager in 2018, the building owner and the deal’s broker may have had …
‘It places Christ at the center’: All-Ireland Primate’s rosary crusade against COVID-19
Photo credits: KOBRYN TARAS/Shutterstock, Northern Ireland Executive (CC BY ND 2.0). Archbishop Eamon Martin had been thinking about the rosary ever since the pandemic broke …
Two New Auxiliary Bishops for the Archdiocese of Birmingham
Yesterday the Archdiocese of Birmingham rejoices at the episcopal ordinations of two new auxiliary bishops. The Episcopal Ordination Mass for Bishops David Evans and Stephen …
Pope Francis: Rediscover the beauty of the rosary
Pope Francis delivers his general audience address in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 7, 2020. Pope Francis invited Catholics to rediscover …