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 …
Pope Francis: ‘The Lord is not looking for perfect Christians’
Pope Francis gives his Regina Caeli reflections on Divine Mercy Sunday, April 24, 2022. | Vatican Media Jesus’ merciful words to a doubting St. Thomas …
Divine Mercy Sunday 2022: Pope Francis preaches on the peace that God’s mercy brings
Pope Francis at the Divine Mercy Sunday Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on April 24, 2022. | Vatican Media Pope Francis in his homily for …
The original Image of Divine Mercy: It’s not where you might think
Original painting of the Divine Mercy, by Eugeniusz Kazimirowski in 1934. Wikimedia Commons 4.0. Among Catholic devotions, the Divine Mercy message is well-known: the iconic …
Pope Francis: God is weeping for the victims of the Ukraine war
Pope Francis pictured at the Easter Vigil Mass on April 16, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis said on Saturday that “we must ask for …
Pope Francis: Catholic education is vital in ‘an age awash in information’
Pope Francis speaks to the Global Researchers Advancing Catholic Education at the Apostolic Palace on April 20, 2022. | Vatican Media Pope Francis has said …
Bishop critical of government plan to send some asylum seekers to Rwanda
Bishop McAleenan in Dover. Credit: CBCEW Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees for the Bishops’ Conference, has commented on the UK …
Pope Francis: To discard the elderly ‘is a grave sin’
Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on April 20, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA To not honour the elderly as God commands, …
Ukrainian soldier appeals to Pope Francis to help save the people of Mariupol
Major Serhiy Volyna, who has been leading the 36th marine brigade in the battle for the Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, pictured holding his letter …
Pope Francis tells 80,000 teens to ask Our Lady for courage to do God’s will
Pope Francis greets 80,000 teens on pilgrimage in St. Peter’s Square on April 18, 2022. | Vatican Media Pope Francis urged 80,000 teenagers gathered in …
Pope Francis laments ‘Easter of War’ in Urbi et Orbi blessing 2022
Pope Francis gives the Urbi et Orbi blessing on Easter 2022 | Daniel Ibanez/CNA In his Urbi et Orbi blessing on Easter 2022, Pope Francis …