Pope Francis greets staff at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, July 11, 2021./ Vatican Media Pope Francis will stay longer in hospital to recover from …
Pope Francis prays the Angelus from his hospital balcony
Pope Francis delivers the Angelus address from Gemelli hospital on July 11, 2011./ Pablo Esparza/CNA In his first public appearance since having an intestinal surgery, …
Catholic elderly are the ‘Intensive Prayer Units’ of the Church
Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton. Credit: CBCEW In a clip from CBCEW ‘Catholic News’ podcast on grandparents and the elderly, Bishop David Oakley thanks …
Pope Francis to lead Sunday Angelus from hospital after intestinal surgery
Pope Francis gives an Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis will lead the Angelus from his hospital room on Sunday …
Sea Sunday 2021: Vatican calls for dignified conditions for maritime workers
Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, at a Vatican press conference July 7, 2020./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. In a message …
In London deal indictment, what is missing has a meaning, too
St Perter’s Cupola, Rome. CNA. The unprecedented indictment of a cardinal and nine people in the so-called Vatican-London deal is noteworthy as much for what …
Pope Francis offers condolences after ‘heinous assassination’ of Haiti’s president
Pope Francis listens to Haitian President Jovenel Moïse during a private audience on Jan. 26, 2018 at the Vatican./ Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images. Pope …
Pope Francis has further health scans in hospital after running a fever
Pope Francis pictured at the general audience at the Vatican April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis underwent a CT scan of his chest and …
Pope Francis grateful for prayers as he recovers from intestinal surgery
Source: CNA Pope Francis is grateful for prayers as he recovers in hospital from intestinal surgery, the Vatican said Wednesday. The Holy See press office …
Canon Thomas Neylon appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Liverpool
Canon Tom Neylon Credit: CBCEW It is announced today, Tuesday 6 July 2021, in Rome and in Liverpool, that His Holiness Pope Francis has appointed …
Benedict XVI praying ‘fervently’ for Pope Francis’ recovery from surgery
Pope Francis and Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI./ Vatican Media Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is praying for Pope Francis after he underwent intestinal surgery on Sunday. …
‘Major victory’ for pro-lifers as attempt to introduce abortion up to birth in England and Wales fails
Baby Feet. Credit: Morgan via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). A pro-life group said Monday that the failure of an attempt to introduce abortion on demand …
Cardinal Parolin: Europe needs faith in God as it struggles with ‘demographic winter’
Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 3, 2015./ Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Cardinal Pietro Parolin said on Sunday that Europe needs faith in God as …
Pope Francis to spend week recovering in hospital after intestinal surgery
Pope Francis attends a Prayer Meeting for Peace in Rome’s Piazza del Campidoglio Oct. 20, 2020./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis is expected to spend the …
Bishop Sherrington: Abortion amendment to Bill should be rejected
Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues. Credit: CBCEW Bishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues at the Bishops’ Conference, has added his …
Bishop pays tribute to jailed Indian Jesuit Fr. Stan Swamy SJ who has died age 84
Fr. Stan Swamy, S.J. Credit: CBCEW The Chair of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference Department for International Affairs, Bishop Declan Lang, has paid tribute to Father …
Pope Francis ‘well’ after surgery on colon for diverticulitis
Pope Francis stands outside a car during the general audience June 30, 2021./ Pablo Esparza/CNA. Pope Francis has “reacted well” to a surgery he underwent …
Vatican confirms Pope Francis will visit Slovakia in September
Pope Francis gives his Sunday Angelus address overlooking St. Peter’s Square June 27, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA. The Vatican confirmed today that Pope Francis will travel …
Cardinal Becciu to stand trial at Vatican for embezzlement and abuse of office
Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The Vatican announced today that Cardinal …
All-Ireland Primate: Government revealed First Communion delay in ‘grossly disrespectful’ way
Northern Ireland Executive CC BY ND 2.0 The Primate of All Ireland accused the Irish government yesterday of communicating in a “grossly disrespectful” way that …