The presidents of CEC, the Conference of European Churches, and CCEE, the Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, have released a joint statement ahead of the …
Burial place of medieval Catholic monks uncovered at Westminster Abbey
The Pre-Construct Archaeology team works on the Great Sacristy site. Photo credits: Westminster Abbey. Archaeologists excavating a lost medieval sacristy at Westminster Abbey in London …
Pope Francis asks for prayers from cardinal on pilgrimage to Lourdes
The grotto at Lourdes where Our Lady appeared. Credit: Alessio Di Cintio/CNA Pope Francis called an Italian cardinal heading to Lourdes on pilgrimage Monday to …
Pope Francis: ‘Christian charity is not simple philanthropy’
Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. Christian charity is more than simple philanthropy, Pope …
Healthcare Bishop argues for more loving attitude to people with dementia in care homes
In an article published in The Tablet online, the Lead Bishop for Health and Social Care, Bishop Paul Mason stresses that we must look at those …
Turkey turns second historic Istanbul church into mosque
The apse of the 700-year-old Chora Church in Istanbul, Turkey. Credit: Dosseman (CC BY-SA 4.0). A month after the former cathedral Hagia Sophia was converted …
Rare discoveries shed light on secret Catholic life in Tudor house – Oxburgh Hall Norfolk
Curator Anna Forest examines a 15th-century illuminated manuscript discovered under the floorboards of Oxburgh Hall. Credit: National Trust/Mike Hodgson. A restoration project at a country …
Renewed effort to preserve mural at Church of the Holy Rosary in Oldham
George Mayer-Marton’s The Crucifixion (1955) as it originally appeared in the Church of the Holy Rosary in Oldham, England. Credit: George Mayer-Marton Estate. A conservationist …
ACN: Don’t miss ACN live link to Beirut TONIGHT 6PM
The scale of the destruction from the explosion in Beirut on 4th August shook the world. It has left over 300,000 people homeless and destroyed …
Pope Francis: Make coronavirus vaccine available to all
Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Aug. 19. Credit: Vatican Media A potential coronavirus vaccine should be …
Arrested Hong Kong Catholic ‘chose those handcuffs,’ for justice, godfather says
The godfather of an arrested Hong Kong Catholic entrepreneur and pro-democracy advocate says he hopes Jimmy Lai’s courageous example will inspire more calls for justice amid …
Catholic archbishop: Let priests visit detained Belarus protesters
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz. Credit: Raviaka Ruslan/Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0). A Catholic archbishop urged the embattled government of Belarus Tuesday to allow priests to visit …
Pope Francis tells Brazil’s consecrated Catholics: Jesus must be your ‘first and only love’
Pope Francis pictured in St. Peter’s Square Oct. 2, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has urged consecrated men and women in Brazil to remember …
Pope Francis calls for justice and dialogue in Belarus
Pope Francis prays the Angelus on June 21, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis offered a prayer for Belarus this morning asking for respect for …
What’s the Assumption, anyway?
Assumption of the Virgin Mary, fresco painting in San Petronio Basilica in Bologna, Italy. Credit: Zvonimir Atletic / Shutterstock. On 15 August, Catholics around the …
Pope Francis asks Mary ‘Mother of Hope’ to intercede for Nigeria’s persecuted Christians
Pope Francis prays before Our Lady of Fatima May 13, 2015. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis prayed Saturday for the intercession of the Blessed Virgin …
Pope Francis: Mary’s Assumption was a ‘giant leap for mankind’
Pope Francis offers Mass in Gyumri, Armenia June 25, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. On the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Pope …
After Beirut blast, what some Lebanese Christians are doing to help their neighbours
Damage after the Aug. 4 Beirut explosion. Credit: Mehr News Agency. CC BY SA 4.0 Last Tuesday, Julie Tegho and her husband Hicham Bou Nassif …
Pope Francis: Human dignity has serious political implications
Pope Francis delivers his general audience via livestream on Aug. 12, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said today that Christian faith demands conversion from …
HK diocese promotes ‘national identity’, security law in Catholic schools
Wing Choh Primary school, and Catholic Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Hong Kong. Credit: Claudine Van Massenhove/Shutterstock Catholic schools in Hong Kong have …