Pope Francis at the general audience in St. Peter’s Square, April 17, 2013./ Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis urged Catholics in the Middle East on Sunday to …
Vatican asks for donations to Peter’s Pence ahead of annual collection
Fr. Juan Antonio Guerrero Alves./ Office of Communication Society of Jesus. The Vatican’s economic chief has asked Catholics to make donations to Peter’s Pence ahead …
Irish parish removes LGBT ‘Pride’ flag after archdiocese intervenes
Our Lady of the Assumption Catholic Church, Ballyfermot, Ireland, displays the LGBT rainbow flag/ Ballyfermot Assumption Parish/Facebook A Catholic parish in Ireland has reluctantly taken …
Cardinal Cupich to conduct visit of Vatican dicastery on behalf of Pope Francis
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago./ Daniel Ibanez/CNA Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago will conduct an apostolic visitation at the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, …
Cardinal: Appreciate grandparents and the elderly as ‘gifts of God’
Tomorrow, 25 July 2021 is the inaugural World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly in the Catholic Church. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ …
Pope Francis encourages us to continue on ‘Synodal Way,’ says German bishops’ leader after audience
Bishop Georg Bätzing, chairman of the German bishops’ conference, meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, June 24, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis encouraged the …
Five Quotes to Bring you Closer to Saint John the Baptist
Close up from “The Baptism of Christ” (c. 1482) by Pietro Perugino./ Wikipedia. Saint John the Baptist finds himself in elite company. Together with St. …
Bill proposing to legalize assisted suicide in Scotland draws criticism
HQuality/Shutterstock. A new bill to legalize assisted suicide in Scotland has been criticized for the impact it may have on the lives of disabled people. …
New victims’ panel to be set up as part of safeguarding reforms
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Pope Francis warns against preachers who sow division online
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Pope Francis receives crucifix made from wood salvaged after Beirut blast
Fr. Pierre Najm presents Pope Francis with a crucifix made from debris left by the Beirut port explosion./ Photo courtesy of Mario Khoury. A Lebanese …
Cardinal clarifies exceptions to ban on private Masses in St. Peter’s Basilica
A view of the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace, Feb. 14, 2015./ Lauren Cater/CNA. The cardinal in charge of St. …
Pope Francis to elderly: The Church needs your prayers like ‘a deep breath’
Pope Francis visits the San Raffaele Borona assisted living home in Rieti, Italy, Oct. 4, 2016./ Vatican Media. There is no “retirement” from spreading the …
Pope Francis names new secretary of Vatican safeguarding commission
Fr. Andrew Small, O.M.I./ Photo courtesy of Fr. Small. Pope Francis has appointed Fr. Andrew Small to be the secretary of the Pontifical Commission for …
UN experts’ letter to Vatican has ‘no real teeth,’ says Church official
The Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, which houses the meeting room of the UN Human Rights Council./ Groov3 via Wikimedia (CC0 1.0). A Church …
Catholic archbishop in Ukraine: ‘It is still springtime in our Church’
Archbishop Mieczysław Mokrzycki of Lviv, Ukraine./ Echo Katolickie. An archbishop has said that the Catholic Church in Ukraine is still enjoying a “springtime” despite rising …
Prisoners meet Pope Francis before visiting Vatican Museums
Vatican Media Inmates of a Rome prison met with Pope Francis yesterday morning at the Vatican, before making a visit to the Vatican Museums. The …
The pandemic has hit Catholic parishes hard. It’s also taken a toll on priests
Mazur/cbcew.org.uk. Today was supposed to be England’s “Freedom Day.” Back in February, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told a weary populace that, all being well, the …
Gaza: Latin Patriarch concludes four-day solidarity visit to Christians
14-17 June 2021 His Beatitude Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa made a four-day pastoral visit to the Christian Community in the Gaza Strip, where he met with …
Statement by UN ‘experts’ seeks to discredit the Holy See
he meeting room of the United Nations Human Rights Council, in the Palace of Nations in Geneva, Switzerland./ Ludovic Courtès via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). …