Pope Francis imparts a blessing from the window of the Apostolic Palace on May 24, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis today entrusted China to …
Church of the Holy Sepulchre reopens with restrictions
Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Credit: Pavel Cheskidov/Shutterstock. The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is reopening today, after being closed in …
Vatican Museums will reopen June 1 as Italy opens borders to tourists
The Sistine Chapel. Credit: Shutterstock. The Vatican Museums announced yesterday that it will reopen on June 1, two days before Italy opens its borders to …
Catholics call for public inquiry into UK nursing home deaths
Add a New Post Union Jack bunting across the windows of Ely Court care home, in Cardiff, Wales. Credit: Composedpix/Shutterstock Catholics are calling for a …
Bishop laments ‘sinister’ promotion of at-home medical abortions amid pandemic
Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk Bishop Davies has criticised the government for promoting at-home medical abortions during the coronavirus lockdown. Speaking at a …
Catholics Prepare For ‘Virtual Lourdes Pilgrimage’
Catholics from across the Diocese of Middlesbrough – which stretches from Middlesbrough to Hull and includes Whitby, Scarborough and York – are preparing for a …
Around the globe, Catholics hope papal Mass online will continue
Pope Francis offers Mass in Casa Santa Marta on March 11, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. After the Vatican stopped livestreaming Pope Francis’ daily Masses this …
Pope Francis says missions should facilitate encounter with Christ, not complicate it
Missionary work is a cooperation with the Holy Spirit to bring people to Christ; it does not benefit from overcomplicated programs or fancy advertising campaigns, …
The Solemnity of the Ascension
The Solemnity of the Ascension is the fortieth day after Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Ascension of Christ into heaven, according to Mark 16:19, Luke …
Bishop McAleenan: “COVID-19 has brought to the fore longstanding questions of racial inequality”
Bishop Paul McAleenan – Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster, Lead Bishop for Racial Justice, has welcomed a letter written by CARJ – the Catholic Association for …
NIH head Francis Collins wins Templeton Prize for witness to faith and science
Francis Collins. Credit: Courtesy photo. A scientist on the front lines of developing a vaccine for COVID-19 today was selected as the recipient of this …
Catholic Church issues Guidelines for Catholics on Organ Donation following change in the law
On 20 May, an opt-out system for organ donation was introduced in England. The Catholic Church has consistently encouraged its followers to consider organ donation. …
Former Jesuit Superior General dies in Tokyo at 84
Fr. Adolfo Nicolás, the 30th superior general of the Society of Jesus, died Wednesday in Tokyo, Japan, at the age of 84. The Spanish priest …
Pope Francis says prayer opens the door of hope
Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media Prayer opens the door of hope, Pope Francis …
Bishop of Portsmouth prays for seafarers confined to vessels off the south coast
The Bishop of Portsmouth, the Right Reverend Philip Egan, has sent a message of support and prayer for cruise ship workers currently self-isolating or social …
Seminarians need ‘solid formation’ in hospital ministry, chaplain says
Future seminarians should receive an “absolutely solid formation” in hospital ministry, a priest working with coronavirus patients has said. Fr. Joe McNerney, a full-time hospital …
What is acedia, how do you pronounce it, and why does this priest tweet about it?
Acedia, from “The Seven Deadly Sins and the Four Last Things,” by Hieronymus Bosch. public domain. What should you be doing right now? If the …
Pope Francis: St. John Paul II was an ‘extraordinary gift’ to the Church
Pope John Paul II made Jorge Bergoglio, now Pope Francis, a cardinal in St. Peter’s Square on Feb. 21, 2001. Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images Pope …
Bishop Vincent Malone RIP
It is with great sadness that the death is announced of the Right Reverend Vincent Malone, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Liverpool and Titular Bishop of …
Baking cookies for St. John Paul II and other memories for his 100th birthday
Joan Lewis meets St. John Paul II Dec 10, 1985. Photo courtesy of Joan Lewis. “Thirty-nine years ago today I was on my way into …