Angels Unawares By Timothy P. Schmalz. The Church has been celebrating the World Day of Migrants and Refugees (WDMR) since 1914. It is always an …
Bishop Swarbrick: Charles de Foucauld is a saint for us all in difficult times
Charles de Foucauld. © Jean-Louis Zimmermann (CC BY 2.0) Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Bishop of Lancaster, introduces us to Charles de Foucauld, a former soldier and …
5 things to know about Cardinal Zen
Cardinal Joseph Zen. | Iris Tong via Wikimedia (Public Domain). Cardinal Joseph Zen, the former leader of the Catholic Church in Hong Kong, was reportedly …
Vatican following news of Cardinal Zen’s arrest ‘with concern’
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun departs the Pontifical Urbaniana University in Rome, Nov. 18, 2014. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican said on Wednesday that it was …
Pope Francis’ advice on retirement: Leave ‘a legacy of good, rather than just goods’
Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 11, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis offered advice on Wednesday about how …
Spring Plenary 2022 Resolution – Returning to Mass at Pentecost
Returning to Mass at PentecostAn invitation from the Bishops of England and Wales This is the bread come down from heaven (John 6:58) A beautiful …
Spring Plenary 2022 Resolution – Migration
Migration issues in the UK In his 2014 message for the World Day for Migrants and Refugees Pope Francis wrote, ‘We ourselves need to see, …
InternationMother’s Day: Pope Francis sends mums ‘Our prayer, affection, best wishes’
Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for the Regina Caeli on May 8, 2022. | Vatican Media The second Sunday in …
Pope Francis: ‘It’s not possible to worship God while making the liturgy a battleground’
Pope Francis meets with the Pontifical Liturgical Institute in the Apostolic Palace on May 7, 2022. | Vatican Media Pope Francis said yesterday that the …
Pope Francis and Archbishop of Canterbury say South Sudan trip will be a ‘pilgrimage of peace’
ope Francis and the archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, at the Vatican on Oct. 5, 2021. | Vatican Media Pope Francis has said that he …
Pope Francis encourages religious orders to ‘make their synodal journey’
Pope Francis meets participants in the plenary assembly of the International Union of Superiors General on May 5, 2022. | Vatican Media. After arriving in …
Pope Francis: Vocation ‘is about making God’s dream come true’
Pope Francis Inauguration Homily. Credit: CBCEW Pope Francis says when we speak about vocations, we are speaking about making God’s dream come true. The Holy …
Pope Francis: Faith is not something only ‘for old people’
Pope Francis speaks at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square on May 4, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis said today that having faith …
Pope Francis apologizes for not leaving his chair at Wednesday audience
Pope Francis’ general audience in St. Peter’s Square, May 4, 2022. | Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis remained seated during the traditional blessings of newlyweds and …
Pope Francis prays that young people will follow Mary’s example
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 …