Pope Francis waves during his Angelus address at the Vatican, Aug. 8, 2021./ Vatican Media. Italian police announced Monday that the sender of the letter …
Catholic priest’s murder in France: List of recent priest killings worldwide
Funeral Mass of murdered seminarian Michael Nnadi, Good Shepherd Seminary, Kaduna, Nigeria, Feb. 11, 2020/ Diocese of Maiduguri The murder of a French priest yesterday …
Global leaders must work for the common good after “grim and disturbing” report on climate change
Cracked earth. Credit: CBCEW Lead Bishop for the Environment, Bishop John Arnold of Salford, has responded to a new report published by the Intergovernmental Panel …
Envelope with three bullets addressed to Pope Francis intercepted
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Aug. 8, 2021./ Vatican Media. An envelope addressed to Pope Francis and containing three bullets was …
Catholic priest murdered in France
Fr. Olivier Maire, French provincial superior of the Montfort Missionaries (the Company of Mary)/ Olivier Faure on Twitter France’s Interior Minister announced today that a …
Pope Francis: Jesus’ Bread of Life discourse renews ‘our amazement for the gift of the Eucharist’
Pope Francis waves during his Angelus address at the Vatican, Aug. 8, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis said today that Jesus’ declaration that he is …
Anniversary of the Nuclear Bombing of Hiroshima
Hiroshima Credit: CBCEW The Chair of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Department for International Affairs has called for prayers on the anniversary of the dropping of …
Vatican announces launch of Catholic ‘global compact’ on the family
Pixabay The Vatican is launching a research project on the family to be carried out by Catholic universities around the world. The results of the …
European court rejects parents’ appeal against removal of 2-year-old’s life-support treatment
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France./ CherryX via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). The parents of a two-year-old girl lost their appeal to …
Dublin’s Catholic archbishop pays tribute to priest who ‘sacrificed himself to save his secretary’
Fr. Con Cronin/ Courtesy of the Harbour Parishes of Passage West and Monkstown The Catholic archbishop of Dublin paid tribute on Wednesday to an Irish …
Benedictine monks return to historic Solignac Abbey for first time since French Revolution
Solignac Abbey in west-central France./ Courtesy of the Diocese of Limoges. On Aug. 1, Benedictine monks moved into the emblematic Solignac Abbey in west-central France …
Catholic Church “happily” caught in the middle of the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon
Father Anthony Chantry, Director of the Church’s official charity for overseas mission, Missio, has been talking to us about the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon – …
Dublin archbishop: Government advice to delay First Communions, confirmations seems ‘discriminatory’
Archbishop Dermot Farrell prays in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, on Feb. 2, 2021./ John McElroy. The Catholic archbishop of Dublin said on Tuesday that …
Pope Francis: ‘With the truth of the Gospel, one cannot negotiate
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Aug. 3, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis said yesterday that Christians must receive …
Parents of 2-year-old girl await UK Supreme Court response on removing life-support against their wishes
Middlesex Guildhall in London, England, home of the UK Supreme Court./ Via Shutterstock. The parents of a two-year-old girl are waiting to see if Britain’s …
Pope’s prayer intention for August: Church on the way
In his video message for his prayer intention for August, Pope Francis reminds the faithful that “the vocation of the Church is evangelization,” and even …
Cardinal commends forthcoming film festival for increasing awareness of human trafficking
Renate/Bafta. Credit: CBCEW Cardinal Vincent Nichols has commended the work of a Catholic organisation that will hold a film festival on anti-trafficking themes in London …
Pope Francis to Medjugorje youth festival: Christ frees us ‘from the seduction of idols
Pope Francis at World Youth Day in Poland, July 2016./ Marcin Kadziolka/Shutterstock. In a message to the Medjugorje Youth Festival on Monday, Pope Francis told …
Irish Catholic dioceses to go ahead with First Communions, confirmations after government advises delay
Bishop Kevin Doran./ Courtesy of the Diocese of Elphin. A number of Irish Catholic dioceses have said that they will proceed with First Communions and …
Pope Francis: ‘The Lord wants a loving relationship with us’
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Aug. 1, 2021./ Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Pope Francis said today that God wants …