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” …
Pope Francis fields Vatican soccer team in friendly match against Roma minority
Source: CNA Pope Francis will field a soccer team from the Vatican in a friendly match against a team of Roma people later this month. …
Pope Francis: Failure to integrate migrants can create serious problems
Pope Francis greets participants in a conference on the Italian diaspora in Europe at the Vatican’s Clementine Hall, Nov. 11, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope …
Pope Francis: Care for creation is one of the ‘great moral issues of our time’
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at the Rome campus of the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Nov. 5, 2021. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis has …
This is the prayer to the Holy Spirit that Pope Francis wants every Catholic to know
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Nov. 10, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis encouraged Christians to call on …
Catholic Church in Belarus urges prayers for migrants
Simon Kadula via www.shutterstock.com. The Catholic Church in Belarus called Wednesday for prayers for migrants and refugees amid a growing humanitarian crisis at the country’s …
Pope Francis prays for Iraqi PM after assassination attempt
Pope Francis meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi at the Vatican, July 2, 2021. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis is praying for Iraq’s Prime …
How Vatican City State’s government is changing under Pope Francis
Source: CNA The recent appointment of new leaders at the Vatican City State shows Pope Francis’ determination to break some circuits of power but at …
Joint group established to examine priests’ access to scenes of traumatic violence
Policeman in Catholic Church. Credit: CBCEW Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Metropolitan Police Commissioner Dame Cressida Dick have agreed to work together to establish a joint …
Vatican calls on Christians and Sikhs to build a ‘culture of care’
Catholic and Sikh Clerics. Credit: CBCEW As Sikhs around the world prepare to celebrate Guru Nanak Jayanti – the birth anniversary of Sri Guru Nanak …
Vatican liturgy chief: Traditional Latin Mass ‘abrogated by Pope St. Paul VI’
Archbishop Arthur Roche at the Vatican press office on Feb. 10, 2015. | Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican’s liturgy chief has said that the Traditional Latin …
Polish health ministry clarifies abortion law after death of 30-year-old mother
Chaikom/Shutterstock. Poland’s Ministry of Health issued a statement Sunday clarifying that an abortion may be performed when the mother’s life is at risk. The statement …
The global climate emergency has a human face, say Bishops
Image credit: CBCEW As COP26 starts its second week of discussions, the Church’s Lead Bishop for International Affairs, Bishop Declan Lang, joins Bishop John Arnold, …
Guernsey scraps proposal for discrimination law that could have led to Catholic schools’ closure
Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth. Catholic schools in Guernsey will be permitted to appoint only Catholics as headteachers following a vote on 3 November rejecting …
Pope Francis: ‘Free the sacred from its ties with money’
Pope Francis gives his weekly Angelus message on Nov. 7, 2021 | Vatican Media The sacred things of our Catholic faith must be freed from …
COP26: Catholic schools and colleges forming the next generation of stewards of God’s creation
School pupils climate assembly. Credit: CBCEW As we near the end of the first week of the COP26 UN climate summit, two Catholic bishops have …
Cardinal Pell: ‘Resistance’ in the Secretariat of State cost Vatican money in London deal
Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s former …
Pope Francis meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Vatican
Pope Francis meets Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas at Vatican on Nov. 4, 2021. Vatican Media. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis met Thursday with Palestinian President …