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 …
Archbishop Gänswein: Benedict XVI’s ‘illness is subsiding’
Benedict XVI’s personal secretary Archbishop Georg Gänswein has said that the pope emeritus’ illness is “subsiding.” In an interview with the German newspaper Südkurier, Archbishop …
National Board of Catholic Women publishes practical booklet on domestic abuse
In order to raise awareness within the Catholic community of domestic abuse and the impact upon victims and their children, the National Board of Catholic …
HK Catholic activists arrested, US lawmakers sanctioned in China crackdown
14Jul2019: Hongkongers march in Sha Tin against Hong Kong’s extradition bill. Credit: Jimmy Siu/Shutterstock Chinese authorities arrested pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong and imposed new …
Pope Francis baptises conjoined twins separated in Rome
Pope Francis, December 13, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA Pope Francis has baptised twins who were born conjoined at the head and were separated at the …
Theology professor: German theology no longer has worldwide impact
Dr. Ulrich Lehner. Credit: University of Notre Dame. Theology in Germany, with a few exceptions, is in a crisis. This is the conclusion reached by …
Cardinal Nichols prays for Beirut and people of Lebanon after “tragedy of immense proportions”
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has written to the Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, Cardinal Bechara Boutros al-Rahi, to offer his prayers and …
Catholic leaders join the call for action to stop atrocity crimes against the Uyghurs in China
Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the International Affairs department of the Bishops’ Conference, alongside the Cardinal Archbishops of Yangon (Myanmar) and Jakarta (Indonesia) have joined …
Pope Francis: Even in times of darkness, God is there
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address June 8, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. When caught in difficult moments or trials, turn your heart to God, who …
Face covering is now compulsory in places of worship
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 …