Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 24, 2020. | Vatican Media. In 2019, Pope Francis issued an apostolic letter on the …
Pope Francis’ 85th birthday party included lots of kids and cake
Pope Francis had a belated birthday celebration on Dec. 19 with children helped by the Vatican’s Santa Marta Pediatric Dispensary | Veronica Giacometti/CNA. Pope Francis …
Cardinal Nichols: The Light of Christ at Christmas shines into our Darkness
Cardinal Nichols. Credit: CBCEW In the lead up to another somewhat disrupted Christmas season, Cardinal Vincent Nichols encourages us to look forward to witnessing “the …
Pope Francis: Let’s focus on helping others this Christmas
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address on Dec. 19, 2021 | Vatican Media. A good way to get out of a cycle of self-pity or …
Covid Vaccines: Protect yourself and others, says Cardinal
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference, has echoed the call of his favourite football manager, Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp, in encouraging people to …
Pope Francis: Halving of Jesuit numbers worldwide is a lesson in humility
Pope Francis speaks to Jesuits at the apostolic nunciature in Athens, Greece, Dec. 4, 2021. | Vatican Media. In a private meeting with Jesuits earlier …
St. Januarius’ blood liquefies (eventually) for third time in 2021
The reliquary of St. Januarius at Mass in Naples Cathedral, Italy, Dec. 16, 2021. | Screenshot from canale21.it. The blood of St. Januarius liquefied on …
Pope Francis creates new foundation promoting principles of ‘Fratelli tutti’
St. Peter’s Basilica, seen through the Vatican’s Christmas tree. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has approved the creation of a new foundation promoting spirituality, art, …
Pope Francis: Learn from St. Joseph to cultivate silence
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Dec. 15, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis invited Catholics on Wednesday to …
Church leaders warn against threat to Christian presence in Holy Land
Image Credit: CBCEW Catholic, Orthodox, and Protestant leaders in Jerusalem have released an appeal to the civil authorities in Israel, Palestine, and Jordan regarding the …
Christmas at the Vatican: Here are the liturgies Pope Francis will celebrate this year
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 24, 2018. | Vatican Media. The Vatican has published Pope Francis’ Christmas schedule for this …
Pope Francis: The value of a person is not determined by ability
Pope Francis meets with the Seraphic Institute of Assisi on Dec. 13, 2021. | Vatican Media In a meeting with disabled children and their caregivers …
Pope Francis approves miracle attributed to a French nun who will be made a saint
A stained glass window depicting Blessed Marie Rivier in the motherhouse of Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in France. | Public domain Pope Francis …
Pope Francis: ‘May Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego teach us how to always walk together’
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 12, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis prayed today that Our Lady of Guadalupe and …
Pope Francis prays for victims of tornadoes in South and Midwest
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Dec. 12, 2021. | Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Pope Francis expressed his closeness on …
Benedict XVI receives nativity scene from homeland of Bavaria
Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer, Pope emeritus Benedict XVI, and Archbishop Georg Gänswein with the nativity scene on Dec. 8, 2021. | Diocese of Regensburg. Pope emeritus …
Abortion buffer zones: Pro-lifers accuse Northern Ireland human rights commissioner of ‘weasel words’
Pro life protesters outsider the Belfast High court, as Northern Ireland abortion laws were being challenged. Belfast, UK. Oct. 3, 2019 | meandering images/Shutterstock A …
Pope Francis: Sagrada Familia’s new star shines for Barcelona’s poor, ill, elderly, and young people
The 12-pointed star of the Sagrada Família Basilica’s Tower of the Virgin Mary is lit up for the first time. | Screenshot from Basílica de …
University to host center for study of Polish Catholics and Jews who saved lives under Nazism and communism
The John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin in eastern Poland. | KUL. A university in Poland will host a centre for the study of …
Pope Francis makes early morning visit to Immaculate Conception statue in Rome
An Italian firefighter places a wreath of flowers on the statue of the Immaculate Conception in Rome’s Piazza di Spagna, Dec. 8, 2021. | Daniel …