The Holy See press office has announced that Italian businessman Gianluigi Torzi has been arrested after he was interrogated as part of a Vatican financial …
UK government doubles down on N Ireland abortion regulations
Photo Credit: Karim von Orelli via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0) While saying that abortion regulation is a devolved issue, the British Minister of State for …
Pope Francis tells Catholic youth: Live the Gospel like St. Anthony
St. Anthony of Padua, by El Greco (c. 1580). Pope Francis has pointed to St. Anthony of Padua as an example for younger generations of …
Bishop O’Toole hopes Government “will see sense” and allow the opening of Churches soon
In an extended Pastoral Message for the feast day of St Boniface (5th June), Patron of the Diocese of Plymouth, Bishop Mark O’Toole, expressed his …
Despite the pandemic, Our Lady in Walsingham enjoys ‘biggest pilgrimage season’ in its history
The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham at the shrine in Norfolk, England. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk When the coronavirus pandemic gripped England in March, the Catholic …
Why this Catholic school is going classical
St. Charles Catholic School in Spokane, Washingon adds its name to a growing list of Catholic schools across the country that hope to find renewal …
Pope Francis called Archbishop Gomez to express prayers after death of George Floyd
Pope Francis called the president of the U.S. bishops’ conference on yesterday to convey his prayers and solidarity for Americans during the period of national …
Bishop Lang says UK must ‘safeguard fundamental freedoms’ in Hong Kong
Bishop Declan Lang of Clifton. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk. Bishop Lang has urged the U.K. Government to defend “fundamental freedoms” in Hong Kong after the Chinese parliament …
German bishop calls for Rome synod to discuss German synod
Bishop Georg Bätzing. Courtesy: Diocese of Limburg The president of the German bishops’ conference has called for a synod in Rome that would discuss resolutions …
Pope Francis on what we can learn about prayer from Blaise Pascal
Pope Francis speaks at a general audience in the apostolic library. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis pointed to an experience of 17th-century mathematician and philosopher …
UK Bishops stand in solidarity with sisters and brothers in the USA as they challenge the evil of racism and the brutal killing of George Floyd
“We stand in solidarity with our sisters and brothers in the USA as they challenge the evil of racism and the brutal killing of George …
Assembly rejects ‘imposition’ of abortion regulations on Northern Ireland
Parliament Buildings, Stormont, Belfast, home of the Northern Ireland Assembly. Credit: Stephen Barnes/Shutterstock The Northern Ireland Assembly voted yesterday in favour of a motion rejecting …
Pope Francis prays for the soul of George Floyd and for peace and justice in US
Pope Francis speaks at a general audience in the apostolic library. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis said today that he is praying for the soul …
Bishops join woman with Pope Francis blesses global rosary relay for priests
Pope Francis has given his apostolic blessing to a worldwide rosary relay for priests. In a message to the Worldpriest Rosary Relay for the Sanctification …
Bishops join woman with Down syndrome in call to change N Ireland abortion law
Heidi Crowter, right, with other demonstrators. Courtesy, Don’t Screen Us Out Bishops in Northern Ireland have strongly backed a call by a campaigner with Down …
Bishop Lang urges UK government to stand in solidarity with people of Hong Kong
Bishop Declan Lang has called on the UK government to fulfil its responsibilities to the people of Hong Kong under the Sino-British Joint Declaration. In …
UK Catholic publishers turning to social media and online sales to survive
Pierpaolo Finaldi, CEO of the Catholic Truth Society. Courtesy of CTS. Catholic publishers are turning to social media and online sales in an effort to …
Vatican Museums reopening unveils restored Raphael Rooms
The newly restored Hall of Constantine in the Vatican Museums, June 1, 2020. Credit: Courtney Grogan/CNA. The Vatican Museums reopened yesterday revealing newly restored frescoes …
Pope Francis asks consecrated virgins to be ‘women of mercy’
Pope Francis meets with participants in the Jubilee for Consecrated Life at the Vatican’s Paul VI Hall, Feb. 1, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis …
Analysis: Vatican financial reform begins in earnest. Again.
The Institute for Religious Works, or ‘Vatican bank’. (File Photo/CNA). It is Groundhog Day for Vatican financial reform, again. On Monday, Pope Francis published sweeping …