The Holy See’s Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith has issued a new letter, Samaritanus bonus, The Good Samaritan, on the care for persons in …
Pope Francis: Subsidiarity means everyone has a role in healing society
Pope Francis at his general audience in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Sept. 23, 2020. Photo credits: Pablo Esparza/EWTN News. Pope Francis said …
Pope Francis blesses bell that will ring out in defence of unborn
Pope Francis blesses the bell in the San Damaso courtyard at the Vatican, Sept. 23, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis blessed a large bell …
The medieval carpentry techniques used in Notre Dame cathedral rebuild
Credit: Carpenters without Borders. After fire toppled the iconic spire and destroyed the roof of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, France in April 2009, …
The son of British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was baptised a Catholic
Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds thank hospital staff who cared for their newborn son Wilfred July 14, 2020. Credit: Crown Copyright. The son of British …
Vatican cardinal: Pope Francis ‘concerned’ about Church in Germany
Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A Vatican cardinal said …
Palliative care is not enough — Catholics must share Christ’s hope, says Vatican
The offices of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Credit: Marco Mancini/CNA. Palliative care for the dying is important, but medical interventions are …
Cardinal Parolin urges UN to return to founding ideals
Cardinal Pietro Parolin addresses the United Nations in a video message Sept. 21, 2020. Screengrab: Holy See UN. The Vatican Secretary of State asked the …
Vatican doctrine czar: We’ve done everything possible to dialogue with Irish priest
The then Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer at the Vatican Press Office Sept. 8, 2015. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The prefect of the Congregation for the …
Vatican reaffirms euthanasia is ‘intrinsically evil act,’ calls Catholics to accompany the dying
Credit: sfam_photo/Shutterstock. In a new document released today, the Vatican’s doctrinal office reaffirmed the Church’s perennial teaching on the sinfulness of euthanasia and assisted suicide, …
Everything is unmerited grace, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address Sept. 13, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. God’s grace is not something we deserve, but he gives it to us …
Report: Chinese government imprisoning more priests, bishops
Credit: Tomas Roggero via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). The Chinese government continues to imprison Catholic clergy – including bishops – who refuse to support the …
St. Januarius’ blood liquifies in Naples
Cardinal Crecscenzio Sepe views the reliquary with the blood of St. Januarius in 2009. Credit: Paola Migni via Flickr (CC BY 2.0) The blood of …
German Catholic bishop dismisses cardinal’s fear that ‘Synodal Way’ could lead to split
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference in St. Peter’s Square, June 27, 2020. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Matthias Kopp. The president of the German …
Two Vatican officials sign agreement to cooperate on fighting corruption
Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero. Credit: Office of Communication Society of Jesus. The Vatican’s prefect of the Secretariat for the Economy and auditor general signed a …
Netflix sees cancellations spike after ‘Cuties’ controversy
Netfli logo on laptop. Credit: sitthiphong/Shutterstock After the controversy surrounding the film “Cuties,” Netflix subscribers are cancelling the service at eight times the normal rate, …
Young Catholic who greeted Benedict XVI in Britain becomes a priest
Fr. Paschal Uche at his ordination in Brentwood Cathedral, Essex, England, Aug. 1, 2020. Ordination photo credits: Brentwood Diocese/Graham Hillman. Visit photo credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. Paschal …
Prisons Bishop on planned UK sentencing reforms
Bishop Richard Moth in Feltham Young Offenders Institute. Credit CBCEW The lead Catholic Bishop for prisons has responded to the planned sentencing reforms announced by …
Irish priest refuses submission to Vatican’s doctrinal propositions
Then-Archbishop Luis Francisco Ladaria Ferrer, now prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, speaks at the Holy See press office, Sept. 8, …
Analysis: China and the Vatican – What if the US recognizes Taiwan?
Flag on Taiwan on a world map. Credit: hyotographics/Shutterstock Officials in Rome and Beijing are now confidently predicting an extension to the 2018 Vatican-China deal, …