Pope Francis with a statue of the Virgin and Child. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May is that young …
Pope Francis weeps at Ukraine suffering, calls for daily rosary for peace
Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis has again lamented the suffering caused by the invasion of Ukraine and encouraged the faithful to pray a rosary every day …
National Synthesis Team begins its work for Synod submission to Rome
The National Synthesis Team. Credit: CBCEW The Diocesan Syntheses, the ‘local’ part of the Synodal process, were submitted to the Bishops’ Conference of England and …
Christians with ’empty nets’ must return to Jesus, Pope Francis says
Vatican Media. Christians must ask themselves whether they are like St. Peter, who after his encounter with Jesus tried to return to fishing, but only …
Pope Francis: ‘The doctor has told me not to walk’
Pope Francis meets people on a Catholic pilgrimage from Slovakia on April 30, 2022 | Vatican Media Pope Francis said on Saturday that he continues …
Pope Francis asks for annual report on Church’s efforts to prevent abuse
Pope Francis meets members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors at the Vatican, April 29, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis has …
Pope Francis: All countries should promote family-friendly policies
Pope Francis meets participants in the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences’ plenary meeting at the Vatican, April 29, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis today …
Pope Francis and Patriarch Kirill: Who could host their 2nd summit?
Pope Francis meets with Patriarch Kirill in Havana, Cuba on Feb. 12, 2016. | L’Osservatore Romano. The long-awaited second meeting between Pope Francis and the …
Pope Francis thanks Papal Foundation for aid to Ukraine
Pope Francis meets members of the Papal Foundation in the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, April 28, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis expressed gratitude to The …
Ex-director says Pope Francis wanted Vatican financial watchdog to help close London deal
Tommaso Di Ruzza, director of the AIF, speaks at a briefing on the authority’s annual report, alongside Alessandro Gisotti and Rene Bruelhart, May 21, 2019. …
Bishops meet in Wales for Spring Plenary
Canon Christopher Thomas, General Secretary of the Bishops’ Conference, looks ahead to the Bishops’ plenary meeting in Cardiff from 2 – 6 May 2022. It’s …
Pope Francis wants Catholics to rediscover this book of the Bible
Pope Francis’ general audience in St. Peter’s Square, April 27, 2022 | Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged Catholics today to rediscover a book of the …
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Mark O’Toole as new Archbishop of Cardiff
Bishop Mark O’Toole Archbishop-elect of Cardiff and Bishop-elect of Menevia. Credit: CBCEW. Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Mark O’Toole as Archbishop-elect of Cardiff and Bishop-elect …
Pope Francis has begun a wave of new appointments at the Vatican
Pope Francis greets pilgrims in St. Peter’s Square on June 4, 2014. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. With the appointment of two secretaries at the Congregation for …
Pope Francis updates canon law on dismissal from religious institutes
St. Peter holding the keys. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter yesterday bringing Church law up to date on the rules for …
‘Extraordinary courage’: Nun intervenes to stop man stabbing Catholic priest in France
Saint-Pierre d’Arene church in Nice, southeastern France. | Jesmar via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). A 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” …
Pope Francis expresses joy at growth of Missionaries of Mercy
Pope Francis meets with Missionaries of Mercy at the Vatican on April 25, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis expressed joy on Monday at the …
Pope Francis comments on his knee pain
Pope Francis greets a representative of the Order of the Most Holy Trinity and of the Captives at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, April 25, 2022. …
Marking two months of war, Pope Francis says ‘the attack must be stopped’
The aftermath of the Russian occupation of Bucha, Ukraine. | Ministry of Digital Development Mikhail Fedorov via Wikimedia (Public Domain). Pope Francis yesterday renewed his …
7 things you need to know about St. Faustina and her vision of Hell
The tomb of St. Faustina Kowalska (1905-1938) in Łagiewniki, Poland. | Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk While Catholics around the world are familiar with St. Faustina Kowalska and her …