In order to keep the spread of COVID-19 under control, the government has announced that face coverings have to be worn in places of worship enforceable …
What does it mean to ‘actively participate’ in Mass?
People are sitting in the church during mass. In 1903, Pope St. Pius X wrote that it was the liturgy where the laity acquire the Christian …
Atomic bombs contrary to peace: Pope Francis 75 years after Hiroshima attack
The atomic cloud over Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 1945. Credit: Bernard Waldman. Public domain via US government Nuclear weapons are not compatible with the flourishing of …
Pope Francis appoints six women to economy council
Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Pope Francis today named 13 new members to the Council for the Economy, which oversees Vatican finances and the work of the …
Vatican: Baptisms administered ‘in name of the community’ are invalid
The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Luxerendering via Shutterstock. The Vatican’s doctrinal office today issued a clarification on the sacrament of baptism, stating changes …
Lebanese cardinal: ‘The Church has a great duty’ after Beirut explosion
Click here to view/donate to The Church In Need Lebanon Emergency Appeal Lebanese Catholics pray at the shrine of St. Charbel, the country’s patron saint. …
Vatican II not sole controversial council, Catholic theologian says
Bishops at the Second Vatican Council. Credit: Lothar Wolleh/wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0 Amid recent controversy over Vatican II, a theologian said that ecumenical councils …
LEBANON: Emergency Appeal 🆘
The explosion in Lebanon yesterday. (Fr Samer Nassif) An emergency help of £226,000 is to be rushed out to Beirut by ACN in the wake …
Catholic social teaching is ‘fundamental’ to tackling world issues, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis gives his general audience via livestream June 17, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said today the Church is not an expert in …
Pope Francis prays for victims of ‘tragic’ Beirut explosion as death toll climbs
Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square March 14, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis has asked for prayers for Lebanon and for the victims of …
UK Bishops statement on nuclear weapons
During his historic visit to Japan last year, Pope Francis declared that “the use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as …
After Beirut explosion, Lebanon turns to St. Charbel
At least one massive explosion rocked the Lebanese capital of Beirut Tuesday afternoon, which ignited fires and destroyed buildings in the city’s port area, caused …
Cardinal Parolin in Ars for feast of St John Vianney
Credit: Boris15/Shutterstock. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, was in Ars Tuesday for the feast of St. John Vianney, the patron of priests. Parolin …
Pope Francis appoints Spanish layman as secretary general of Vatican’s economy office
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: vvo via Shutterstock. Pope Francis Tuesday appointed a Spanish layman with a long career in finance economics to the number two …
John Hume remembered as Northern Ireland’s great peacemaker
Former Northern Ireland politician and Joint 1998 Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume attends a funeral service for Father Alec Reid in Belfast, Nov. 27, …
The Feast of Saint John Vianney – a model for priests
St. John Vianney. Credit: Herwig Reidlinger via Wikimedia Commons CC 3.0 The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century …
Vatican: Benedict XVI health ‘not serious’ concern
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. The Vatican said today the health problems of Benedict XVI are not serious, though the pope emeritus is suffering …
Benedict XVI unwell since visit to Germany
Benedict XVI prepares to board a plane at Munich airport, June 22, 2020. Credit: Sven Hoppe/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is sick …
Warsaw cardinal laments ‘desecration’ of Christ statue with rainbow flag
The statue of Christ, “Sursum corda,” in Warsaw, Poland. Credit: Lee Kindness (CC BY 2.5). A Polish cardinal has urged protesters to respect religious sensibilities …
Pope Francis tells youth at Medjugorje: be inspired by the Virgin Mary
The Church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Credit: Miropink/Shutterstock. Pope Francis has urged young people gathered in Medjugorje to imitate the Virgin …