Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 14, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged people of every religion …
‘Is Jesus’ body in space?’ And other Ascension questions you didn’t know you had
The Ascension of Jesus Christ. Giotto di Bondone, 1305. public domain. When Jesus rose from the dead three days after the crucifixion, he appeared for …
Vatican officials donate salaries to pandemic victims
Cardinal Konrad Krajewski A cardinal has praised Vatican officials for their “heartfelt response” to his request for donations to those suffering amid the coronavirus crisis. …
Pope Francis: Christians can pray to the Father without fear
Pope Francis gives his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace May 13, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media Jesus has transformed the human …
Pope Francis says intimacy with Jesus is not just for mystics
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 13, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media Intimacy with Jesus is not something reserved …
Bishops lament UK plan to keep churches closed until July
A man prays in Westminster Cathedral on March 22, the first Sunday without public Mass in the UK. Credit: Mazur/cbcew.org.uk The bishops of England and …
Pope Francis to offer Mass at tomb of John Paul II on saint’s 100th birthday
Pope Francis prays before the tombs of his predecessors in the grotto of St. Peter’s Basilica, Nov. 2, 2015. Credit: L’Osservatore Romano. On the 100th …
Vatican backs worldwide interfaith day of prayer and fasting
Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, MCCJ, President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA On May 14, people of all religious affiliations …
Vatican official was director in London property broker’s company
Police officer on duty at St Peter’s square in Vatican City. Credit: Maciej Matlak/Shutterstock As the Vatican’s Secretariat of State finalised its purchase of a …
Pope Francis says pandemic shows need for more nurses
The coronavirus crisis has shown that governments need to invest more in health care and employ more nurses, Pope Francis said Tuesday. In a message …
Pope Francis: God’s peace gives hope, not ‘anesthesia’ against hard times
Pope Francis celebrates morning Mass at the Casa Santa Marta May 12, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. The world offers peace like it is something to …
‘We’ve never known anything like this’ – Helping people mourn during coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic has upended social life, politics and the economy. It may also transform the nature of grieving, an expert on the mourning process …
Vatican Museums to reopen with temperature checks, mandatory face masks
A view of the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican Museums are preparing to reopen by reservation only with new health measures to …
Pope Francis prays for the unemployed after coronavirus layoffs
Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta on May 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis began his morning Mass today by praying for …
Pope Francis: ‘The Church advances through prayer’
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 10, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Church leaders must put prayer before all …
Vigano accuses Cardinal Sarah of causing him ‘harm’ in row over coronavirus letter
Archbishop Carlo Vigano. Credit: Edward Pentin/National Catholic Register Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has accused a Vatican cardinal of causing him “serious harm” in a bitter …
Pope Francis: the devil seeks to destroy the Church through envy
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta May 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. The devil uses envy to try to …
Catholic teen seeks to inspire neighbourhood with Marian sidewalk art
Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Fargo. A young Catholic artist has drawn an image of the Blessed Virgin Mary on her parents’ driveway bringing …
‘Dial-a-Mass’ service is a godsend for Catholics without internet
Bishop Terence Drainey of Middlesbrough. Credit: catholicrelics.co.uk A new “dial-a-Mass” service enabling Catholics with no internet connection to listen to Sunday Masses is proving a …
St. John Paul II’s parents’ sainthood cause has officially opened
St. John Paul II’s father, Karol Wojtyła, and mother, Emilia, with their eldest son, Edmund. Credit: Archidiecezja Krakowska. The sainthood causes of St. John Paul …