Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi live from Westminster Cathedral. For countless believers unable to get to church, a live …
‘God is inviting us to be part of the solution’- Black Catholic priests on racism and healing
Fr. Josh Johnson. Courtesy photo. Two black Catholic priests— one ordained six years, the other 42— shared their thoughts with CNA this week on the …
Pope Francis: God awaits us in our darkest moments
Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media In our darkest moments God awaits us and …
Analysis: Is the Torzi arrest a beginning or an end?
Dome of St. Peter’s basilica, Vatican City. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA For those following the serpentine turns of the ongoing Vatican financial scandals, the arrest of …
Pope Francis starts fund of 1 million euros for Rome’s unemployed after coronavirus
As Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has started a fund with 1 million euros ($1.1 million) to help those in the Diocese of Rome who …
Vatican should renew China deal for ‘one or two years,’ says negotiator
Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli says Mass in Rome Jan. 22, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA With the Vatican’s interim deal with the Chinese government due to …
Cardinal Nichols praises “outstanding generosity” of Gubay Foundation after £1 million donation to alleviate poverty caused by COVID-19
President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has thanked the Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation for its “exceptional and magnificent” …
Cardinal Becciu says Torzi arrest is no ‘earthquake’
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA. Cardinal Angelo Becciu has said that the arrest of a businessman at the center of …
Bishop Egan urges Catholics to reject ‘detestable’ changes to Guernsey abortion law
Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk In a hard-hitting message on Trinity Sunday, Bishop Philip Egan warned the island’s Catholics that “persons within the legislature of …
Vatican bank reports €38 million profit in 2019
The Institute for the Works of Religion (IOR), commonly called the Vatican Bank, said it had made a net profit of 38 million euros in …
Cardinal thanks Catholics for their patience as churches prepare to re-open on 15 June for private, individual prayer
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has welcomed the decision that Catholic churches, that can safely do so, …
Pope Francis: The Trinity is saving love for a broken world
The Holy Trinity is saving love in a world filled with corruption, evil, and the sinfulness of men and women, Pope Francis said Sunday. In …
Churches to open for individual prayer from 15 June
Cardinal Vincent has welcomed the decision that Catholic churches, that can safely do so, will re-open for individual prayer on 15th June. In his statement, he …
Catholic law school offers free help to arrested protesters
Crowds protest police violence after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minn., May 2020. Credit: Sam Wagner/Shutterstock. Since Friday, there have been 612 arrests …
Pope Francis calls Catholic students to gratitude and community
Pope Francis told students that in times of crisis, community is key to overcoming fear. “Crises, if they are not well accompanied, are dangerous, because …
Vatican officials arrest London property broker for extortion and money laundering
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 …