CCTV surveillance cameras in Tiananmen Square. Credit: Louis Constant/Shutterstock China is using advanced technology to monitor both public and private religious gatherings, witnesses told a …
Analysis: The Vatican and China Part I, the Mainland
China & Vatican flags. Image via Shutterstock Part 1 of a three part series examining the situation of the Church in China. In recent weeks, …
Cardinal says EU leaders have ‘chosen solidarity’ as they back coronavirus recovery fund
Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, Archbishop of Luxembourg, at the Vatican, Oct. 5, 2019. Credit Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A cardinal praised European Union leaders Tuesday for showing solidarity …
Bishop McAleenan urges UK and France to address underlying reasons why people risk their lives crossing English Channel
Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has urged the UK and French governments to work together to eradicate the underlying reasons …
Catholic, Eastern Othodox Churches to observe day of mourning for Hagia Sophia
Hagia Sophia, which will be inaugurated as a mosque July 24. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops said Tuesday that July 24 …
Hagia Sophia: Greek president appeals to Pope Francis to put pressure on Turkey
Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the first female president of Greece. Credit: Wikimedia/CC BY-SA 4.0 The president of Greece called Pope Francis Monday urging the pope to advocate …
Vatican says Pope Francis did not intervene in Franco exhumation in Spain
Family members carry the coffin of Francisco Franco out of the basilica of the Valley of the Fallen, Oct. 24, 2019. Credit: Mariscal/POOL/AFP via Getty …
Pope Francis makes surprise visit to Vatican sports camp
Pope Francis greets children in the Paul VI Audience Hall July 20, 2020. Credit: Play It S.S.D. a.r.l. Pope Francis made a surprise visit Monday …
Vatican issues new guidelines for parishes: 5 things you need to know
Pope Francis with pilgrims from the Italian dioceses of Bologna and Cesena-Sarsina in St. Peter’s Square, April 21, 2018. The Congregation for Clergy on Monday published …
Vatican publishes instructions on parish reform and diocesan restructuring
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: vvo via Shutterstock. The Vatican’s Congregation for Clergy published instructions Monday on reforming parishes and restructuring dioceses to better serve their …
Australian Catholic students urge bishops to ‘reject unambiguously’ women’s ordination
City skyline in Sydney, Australia. Credit: Irina Sokolovskaya/Shutterstock Australian Catholic students have sent an open letter to the country’s bishops ahead of the upcoming Fifth …
Police release volunteer questioned over Nantes Catholic cathedral fire
The Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul cathedral in Nantes, France, before a July 18 fire now being investigated for arson. Credit: public domain A volunteer questioned by French police …
After Nantes cathedral fire, volunteer detained but not called a suspect
A 39-year-old cathedral volunteer has been detained as part of the arson investigation after a major fire at the Cathedral at Nantes on Saturday. French …
Pope Francis calls for peaceful resolution to clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Pope Francis yesterday said he is praying for the families of victims of clashes between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and hopes differences can be resolved peacefully. …
Pope Francis sends condolences after death of Cardinal Grocholewski
The late Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski, pictured in 2012. Credit: Matthew Rarey/CNA. Pope Francis offered his condolences after Polish Cardinal Zenon Grocholewski died early Friday at …
CDF issues manual for bishops on how to handle reports of clerical abuse of minors
Cardinal Luis Ladaria, now the prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, at a Vatican press conference, Sept. 8, 2015. Credit: Daniel …
German archdiocese plans to cut parishes from 1,000 to 40
Archbishop Stephan Burger of Freiburg. Credit: Archdiocese of Freiburg. A German archdiocese is pressing ahead with plans to dramatically reduce the number of its parishes …
Statement from the Presidents of Churches Together in England on the Hagia Sophia
The Presidents of Churches Together in England (CTE), representing the full breadth of Christian traditions across the country, are saddened at the decision of the …
Public Masses resume in Scotland with ‘irksome’ 50-person limit
Bishop Hugh Gilbert, president of the Bishops’ Conference of Scotland. Credit: Scottish Catholic Media Office. Preview(opens in a new tab) Public Masses in Scotland resumed …
‘The situation is truly dreadful’: Church choirs struggle to survive pandemic
Choristers pictured before the pandemic at Westminster Cathedral in London, England. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk Musicians in England are warning that the coronavirus pandemic is likely to …