Pope Francis meets with Foi et Lumière members on Oct. 2, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA Pope Francis met with people with mental disabilities and their families …
Pope Francis: Greatness is not found in self-sufficiency but in trust in the Lord
Pope Francis gives his Angelus address on Oct. 3, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA Pope Francis said Sunday that recognizing one’s own frailty allows for the possibility …
Safe Spaces marks one year of supporting survivors of Church-related abuse
Safe Spaces Logo Safe Spaces, the independent support service for survivors of Church-related abuse, run by the charity Victim Support, marks its first anniversary this …
Pope Francis to young climate activists: ‘Technical and political solutions are not enough’
Pope Francis sends a video message to participants in Youth4Climate event in Milan, Italy, Sept. 29, 2021./ Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Pope Francis …
Pope Francis: ‘It is Christ, with his grace, who makes us just’
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Sept. 29, 2021./ Pablo Esparza/CNA. Pope Francis today underlined that “we do not …
Bishop prays for migrants and refugees by the English Channel in Dover
On Saturday, 25 September, the day before the World Day of Migrants and Refugees, Bishop Paul McAleenan led a service of reflection and prayer on …
Heroic Catholic priest described as a ‘guardian angel’ in WWII is beatified
The beatification of Fr. Giovanni Fornasini in Bologna, Italy, Sept. 26, 2021./ Antonio Minnicelli and Elisa Bragaglia. As Allied forces bombed the Nazi-occupied Italian city …
Armenian Synod elects new Catholicos-Patriarch of Cilicia
Image Credit: CBCEW The Synod of the Armenian Catholic Church, meeting this week in Rome, has elected Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian as the 21st Catholicos-Patriarch. …
Pope at Mass for CCEE jubilee: Love alone satisfies the human heart
Pope Francis with Cardinal Vincent Nichols at the CCEE Mass. Credit: CBCEW Pope Francis has celebrated Mass with the Council of Bishops’ Conferences of Europe …
Pope Francis: The Catholic Church must be welcoming
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus on Sept. 26, 2021/ Vatican Media Pope Francis said today the Catholic Church must be open and welcoming toward …
Court rejects challenge to UK’s Down syndrome abortion law
Heidi Crowter speaks outside the High Court in London England, July 6, 2021./ Don’t Screen Us Out via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0). The High Court …
Pope Francis to bishops: The saints spread the Gospel, not a ‘social program’
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica./ Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis invited Europe’s bishops Thursday to not just worry about secularization and a growing …
Profession of Faith at Mater Ecclesiae College, Twickenham
Image Credit: CBCEW The teaching staff of Mater Ecclesiae College, based at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, gathered this afternoon, to make their Profession of Faith …
Fire damages historic Catholic church in Ukraine
Fire damage at the Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv, Ukraine./ Courtesy photo. A fire has severely damaged a historic Catholic church in Ukraine’s capital …
Pope Francis to Slovakian Jesuits: ‘Some people wanted me to die’ amid health problems
Pope Francis addresses an ecumenical meeting at the apostolic nunciature in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 12, 2021./ Vatican Media. In a private meeting with Jesuits in …
New Trust Manager appointed at the Charles Plater Trust
Philomena Cullen new Charles PlaterTrust Trust manager The Roman Catholic Grant Making Charity, The Charles Plater Trust, announced today that it has a new Trust …
Pope Francis: The true measure of success is what you give, not what you have
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Sept. 19, 2021./ Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Pope Francis said today that in God’s …
Pope Francis warns leaders of Catholic movements not to abuse power
Pope Francis addresses the moderators of associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements, and new communities in the Vatican Synod Hall, Sept. 16, 2021./ Vatican Media. …
Will the Swiss Guard allow women soldiers in the future?
The Swiss Guard swearing in ceremony at the Vatican on May 6, 2019./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. As the Pontifical Swiss Guard continues with plans to overhaul …
Bishop’s Pause for Thought: Loving others, no matter what
Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton. Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton, appeared on BBC Radio 2’s Pause For Thought on Tuesday 14 September and …