Downside Abbey in Stratton-on-the-Fosse, Somerset, England. Credit: D.O.G.A./Rabanus Flavus (CC BY-SA 3.0). An English Benedictine community’s decision to leave their home for the past two …
Polish bishops concerned by rise in acts of desecration
Socially distanced bishops attend the Polish bishops’ plenary assembly at Jasna Góra, Aug. 27-29, 2020. Credit: Polish Bishops’ Conference. Poland’s bishops expressed concern Saturday about …
Pope Francis says pandemic is ‘a wake-up call’ to care for creation
Pope Francis pictured in St. Peter’s Square March 16, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis released a message Tuesday for the World Day of Prayer …
Catholic archbishop blocked at Belarus border calls for prayers
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz. Credit: Raviaka Ruslan/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). A Catholic archbishop appealed for prayers today, a day after he was blocked from entering …
Border guards stop Catholic archbishop from returning to Belarus
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz prays outside of the Akrestsin Street pre-trial detention center in Minsk, Belarus, Aug. 19. Credit: Catholic.by. Border guards blocked a Catholic archbishop …
Priest punched during Sunday Mass in Berlin
The interior of St. Joseph’s Church in Wedding, Berlin, Germany. Credit: Ansgar Koreng/CC BY-S.A 3.0 (DE) An unknown assailant punched a priest during Sunday Mass …
Pope Francis: The cross reminds us of the sacrifices of the Christian life
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address June 21, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis said Sunday the crucifix we wear or hang on our wall …
Bishop Barron defends Junipero Serra: Evangelization is not ‘cultural aggression’
St. Junipero Serra. public domain. Bishop Robert Barron this week delivered a homily in support of St. Junipero Serra, an 18th century Franciscan missionary whose …
Technology sheds new light on life of St. John Henry Newman
The manuscript of Newman’s “Apologia Pro Vita Sua” at the Birmingham Oratory in England. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.
Polish bishops: Respect all people, but don’t accept LGBT+ views uncritically
Credit: Unsplash. Catholics have a duty to respect people who identify as LGBT+ but are not obliged to accept their views uncritically, Poland’s bishops said …
Vatican confirms World Mission Sunday will take place amid pandemic
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: feliks/Shutterstock. The Vatican confirmed Friday that World Mission Sunday will take place as scheduled 18 October, underlining the importance of evangelization …
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Rome’s Basilica of St. Augustine
Pope Francis prays in the Basilica of St. Augustine in Campo Marzio, Rome, which contains relics of St. Monica. Credit: Vatican Media. Other photos: Daniel …
Coronavirus lockdown leaves Catholic priests struggling for funds
A priest prays at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Hendon, London, on June 14, 2020, as the church prepares to reopen following lockdown. Credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. Catholic …
The Catholic Church’s new path to sainthood: What is ‘offering of life?’
Portraits hang from the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica ahead of a Canonization Mass Oct. 12, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. For centuries, the Catholic Church …
Analysis: Is Vatican silence on China strategic?
Vatican and China flags. Credit: esfera/Shutterstock The Holy See faces mounting criticism for its silence on human rights abuses in China ahead of the expected …
Vatican dicastery joins call for ‘interreligious solidarity’ amid pandemic
People pass in front of St. Peter’s Basilica at the end of May 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Christians should respond to the coronavirus pandemic by …
Catholic archbishop calls for investigation after riot police block church entrance in Belaru
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz. Credit: Raviaka Ruslan/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). A Catholic archbishop in Belarus protested today after riot police blocked the entrance to a …
Pope Francis to resume general audiences with the public
Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Aug. 26. Credit: Vatican Media. Members of the public will be …
Pope Francis: Catholics should combat ‘dismal’ economic inequality with hope
Pope Francis yesterday encouraged Catholics to work to address the injustice of wealth inequality and its effects in the world, which he condemned as a …
Vatican rules that Benedictine abbot should not return to his community at Ampleforth Abbey
Ampleforth Abbey and College in North Yorkshire, England. Credit: Elliott Simpson (CC BY-SA 2.0). The Vatican has ruled that the abbot of Ampleforth Abbey in …