Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on the feast of Christ the King, Nov. 21, 2021. | EWTN News/Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican Pool. Pope Francis …
Here’s the story of how the feast of Christ the King came about
Our Lord Christ the King parish in Cincinnati, Ohio, was the first in the world to have a church with that name. An earlier church …
Bishops’ Statement: Honouring Sunday
Image Credit: CBCEW During the pandemic, public worship was suspended for a time and there have been restrictions on parish life. As a result, people …
Vatican finance trial: Pope Francis’ role in London deal questioned by defence
A hearing in the Vatican finance trial is held on Nov. 17, 2021. | Vatican Media. A defence attorney in a major Vatican finance trial …
Vatican finance trial: What’s happened so far and where is it heading?
The Tribunal of the Vatican City State holds a hearing in a multipurpose room at the Vatican Museums. | Vatican Media. A Vatican judge’s partial …
Pope Francis: St. Joseph teaches us to notice the people the world ignores
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Nov. 17, 2021. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. St. Joseph teaches us to see and …
Pope Francis: Justice and peace commissions offer an ‘indispensable service’
Pope Francis with Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2017. | L’Osservatore Romano. Pope …
Nearly 1,000 hate crimes against Europe’s Christians recorded in 2020
The aftermath of a fire at the Parish of St. Paul in Corbeil-Essonnes, France, July 4, 2020. | OIDACE. According to newly published data from …
Pope Francis: Refugees are ending up in a ‘desert of humanity’
Pope Francis visits Rome’s Astalli Center on Sept. 10, 2013. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis has said that refugees forced to flee their homes often …
Vatican archbishop: Traditional Latin Mass ‘experiment’ not successful in reconciling SSPX
Archbishop Arthur Roche at a Vatican press conference on Feb. 10, 2015. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican’s liturgy chief said this week that Pope Francis …
COP26 has handed a threadbare lifeline to the world’s most vulnerable people – CAFOD
Carrying food Ngeria. Credit: CBCEW CAFOD’s Director of Advocacy Neil Thorns, who attended the full two weeks of the UN climate summit in Glasgow, has …
Pope Francis asks Secular Franciscans to take St. Francis’ path of conversion
Pope Francis meets participants in the general chapter of the Secular Franciscan Order, Nov. 15, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged Secular Franciscans on …
Former Grand Master of the Order of Malta dies at 71
Fra’ Matthew Festing, the Order of Malta’s 79th Grand Master, addresses the diplomatic corps in January 2015. | British Association of the Order of Malta. …
Pope Francis: ‘The Church is not a political organization that has left and right wings’
Pope Francis meets with Vatican journalists on Nov. 13, 2021. | Vatican Media/CNA Pope Francis told Vatican journalists on Saturday to remember that the Catholic …
Pope Francis: ‘This world will pass away and only love will remain’
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Nov. 14, 2021. | Vatican Media/CNA When one is faced with an important difficult decision, Pope Francis’ advice …
Pope Francis on World Day of the Poor: Be ‘tireless builders of hope’ amid suffering
Pope Francis offers Mass for the fifth World Day of the Poor on Nov. 14, 2021. | Vatican Media/CNA. On the World Day of the …
Benedict XVI meets with recipients of the Ratzinger Prize
Benedict XVI meets with recipients of the Ratzinger Prize on Nov. 13, 2021. | Photos used with permission from the Joseph Ratzinger-Benedict XVI Foundation Benedict …
Pope Francis in Assisi: ‘It is time that the poor be given back their voice’
Pope Francis at the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Italy, Nov. 12, 2021. | Vatican Media. In an emotional encounter in …
Iraq after the Pope’s historic visit
One of the highlights of 2021, in March, was Pope Francis’ historic visit to Iraq – the first of any pope to the country. In …
Vatican calls for ‘clear roadmap’ as climate summit enters final stretch
The 2021 UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) logo displayed on a smartphone. | Rafapress via Shutterstock. The Vatican called on Thursday for a “clear roadmap” …