Bishop John Sherrington prays for Archie Battersbee | CBCEW Following the High Court decision today, 5 August 2022, ruling that 12-year-old Archie Battersbee cannot be …
This is Pope Francis’ prayer intention for August 2022
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address in St. Peter’s Square, July 31, 2022. | Vatican Media Pope Francis has asked the Catholic Church to pray …
Bishop Hendricks visits one of the UK’s youngest Imams at an Ahmadiyya Mosque in London
Bishop Hendricks meeting Imam Sabah Ahmedi | CBCEW On 19 July 2022, members of the Bishops’ Conference Secretariat accompanied Bishop Paul Hendricks, Auxiliary Bishop of …
Pope Francis: Canada is ‘writing a new page’ in Church’s relationship with indigenous peoples
Pope Francis walked with a cane into Paul VI Hall for his Wednesday audience on Aug. 3, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis said yesterday …
Pope Francis to Medjugorje youth festival: ‘Follow the example of Mary’
The Church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. | Miropink/Shutterstock. Pope Francis has urged the thousands of young people gathered at Medjugorje this …
What is Evangelii Gaudium Sunday?
Sunday, 18 September 2022 The Third Sunday in September, formerly called Home Mission Sunday, is now Evangelii Gaudium Sunday. Named after Pope Francis’ first (solo) …
Pope underscores need for a world free of nuclear weapons
Mk-17-Theronuclear-Bomb | CBCEW Pope Francis sent a tweet on Monday stressing that the world needs to move towards “real dialogue” for peace and stability rather …
Coveting wealth and possessions can blind us to the ‘true goods of life,’ Pope Francis says
Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square in Rome on July 31, 2022, after sharing his Angelus reflection. | Screenshot from Vatican Media YouTube …
Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Canada
Pope Francis speaking to journalists on the flight from Canada to Rome, Italy, on July 30, 2022 | Vatican Media Pope Francis returned to Rome …
Pope Francis: ‘The Lord will say’ when it is time to retire
Pope Francis speaking to journalists on the flight from Canada to Rome, Italy on July 30, 2022 | Vatican Media Pope Francis said yesterday that …
Millions facing starvation in East Africa
Image Credit: © CAFOD CAFOD, the Church’s overseas aid and development charity, warns that up to 20 million people are fighting for their lives in …
Pope Francis in Canada: How Ukrainian migrants and indigenous peoples can learn from each other
Pope Francis speaking in the Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 26, 2022. | Vatican Media During his “penitential pilgrimage” to Canada, Pope Francis …
Parents of Archie Battersbee lose appeal: 12-year-old can be removed from life support, judges rule
The Court of Appeal is based at the Royal Courts of Justice in London. | Anthony M. from Rome, Italy – Flickr via Wikimedia (CC …
Pope Francis apologises for harm done to indigenous Canadians at residential schools
Pope Francis arrives for a meeting with indigenous peoples in Maskwacis, Canada, July 25, 2022. | Vatican Media In a speech in rural Canada before …
PHOTOS: Pope Francis arrives in Canada
Pope Francis is greeted by a representative of Canada’s indigenous peoples upon his arrival in Edmonton, Alberta, on July 24, 2022 at the start of …
Here’s what Pope Francis said on the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Pope Francis on July 12, 2022, said the knee pain he experienced for several months “scared me, in the sense of ‘think a little about …
Here’s how to receive a plenary indulgence today on the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Shutterstock Today, the Catholic Church celebrates its second annual World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. This special observance, held on the fourth Sunday of July …
Cardinal endorses new guidelines for Holy Land pilgrimages
Pilgrims in the Holy Land | Credit: CBCEW Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, has commended new guidelines …
Liverpool grandmother arrested for praying near abortion clinic wins religious freedom challenge
Rose Lalor with her rosary in Liverpool, England. | ADF International A 76-year-old grandmother who was fined for praying near to an abortion clinic has …
The Pope Emeritus Puzzle: Will Pope Francis rewrite the Rules of Resignation?
Pope Francis with Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI at the Monastery of Mater Ecclesiae in Vatican City on June 30, 2015. With speculation running rife whether …