The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Moscow./ Sergey Ilyin-Mikhalski via Wikimedia (public domain). As the Soviet Union was disintegrating 30 years ago, St. John …
Pope: Celebrating Synod means walking together on the same road
Pope Francis formally opened the Synod of Bishops on Sunday, 10 October, with a solemn Mass in St Peter’s Basilica. Faithful from around the world …
Environment Bishop urges G20 leaders to consign fossil fuels to history
Pollution Credit: CBCEW Bishop John Arnold, Lead Bishop for Environmental Issues, has joined Catholic leaders from the G20 Countries in calling for fossil fuels to …
How to pray the rosary more deeply
Missionary of Charity sister prays the rosary./ Daniel Ibanez It is interesting that in her appearances at Lourdes, Fatima and other locations, the Mother of …
Pope Francis greets Colombian nun freed 4 years after kidnapping by Islamists in Mali
Pope Francis greets the recently freed Sr. Gloria Cecilia Narváez Argoti at the Vatican, Oct. 10, 2021./ Vatican Media Pope Francis greeted a Colombian nun …
Pope Francis at the Angelus: ‘Is your faith tired and do you want to reinvigorate it?’
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Oct. 10, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis offered advice on Sunday to Catholics who feel that …
Pope on Synod: The participation of everyone, guided by the Holy Spirit
Image credit: Vatican Media As the Universal Church is about to embark on the synodal journey, Pope Francis yesterday, invoked the Holy Spirit on the …
Our Lady of Victory and why October is the month of the Rosary
The niece of Lucia Santos, Maria Dos Anjos Rua, praying the rosary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima in Fatima, Portugal on April …
Pope Francis to declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church with title ‘Doctor of Unity’
A stained-glass window by Lucien Bégule depicting St. Irenaeus at the Church of St, Irenaeus in Lyon, France./ Gérald Gambier via Wikimedia (Public Domain). Pope …
Jersey health minister will vote against legalizing assisted suicide
Video_Creative / Shutterstock. The health minister of the British channel island of Jersey has expressed opposition to the legalization of assisted suicide, and says he …
Pope Francis creates new Vatican foundation for Catholic hospitals facing financial difficulties
Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy Oct. 4, 2016. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA Pope Francis has created a new …
Vatican finance trial: Judges order prosecutors to re-do interrogations, hand over evidence
A finance trial involving 10 defendants opens at the Vatican on July 27, 2021./ Vatican Media. Judges in the Vatican finance trial ruled on Wednesday …
Pope Francis: True freedom flows from the Cross of Christ
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 6, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis said today that true freedom is …
‘This is a moment of shame’: Pope Francis expresses sorrow at French abuse report
Pope Francis prays with French bishops before his general audience, Oct. 6, 2021, in the wake of a devastating abuse report./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis …
Pope Francis discusses education with faith leaders on World Teachers’ Day
Pope Francis with participants in the meeting “Religions and Education: Towards a Global Compact on Education” at the Vatican, Oct. 5, 2021./ Vatican Media. Religious …
Bishop Moth supports seasonal community initiative ‘Love Christmas’
Bishop Richard Moth, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton and Chair of the Bishops’ Conference Department of Social Justice, has offered his support to a community …
Bishop Tom Williams awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool
Bishop Tom Williams awarded the Freedom of the City of Liverpool. Credit: CBCEW Liverpool’s long-serving Auxiliary Bishop honoured On Thursday 30 September, Bishop Tom Williams, …
Pre-COP26 Appeal: Action needed to heal our wounded humanity
Francis Assisi Gardens Credit: CBCEW “We have inherited a garden: we must not leave a desert to our children.” Those are the words contained in …
5 things to know about the Vatican finance trial involving Cardinal Becciu
Cardinal (then Archbishop) Giovanni Angelo Becciu aboard the papal flight to Colombo, 2015./ Alan Holdren/CNA The second hearing in a historic Vatican finance trial started …
Vatican finance trial: Judges to rule whether to keep or scrap case in face of procedural missteps
A finance trial involving 10 defendants opens at the Vatican on July 27, 2021./ Vatican Media. The Vatican finance trial involving Cardinal Angelo Becciu continued …