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 …
Pope Francis: 2022 World Meeting of Families will include local gatherings
The official logo of the 2022 World Meeting of Families in Rome./ Diocese of Rome. Pope Francis called today for local gatherings to be held …
Pro-lifers oppose amendment seeking to introduce abortion up to birth in England and Wales
Unsplash. Pro-life groups are seeking to defeat an amendment that would introduce abortion on demand up to birth in England and Wales. The charity Right …
Pro-life rallies to be held in cities across Ireland
Pro-life rallies to be held in cities across Ireland Both in-person and online pro-life rallies will be held in Ireland this weekend amid a sharp …
Pope Francis tells Catholic business leaders to invest in the common good
Pope Francis, pictured on July 27, 2016./ Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis has called on Catholic business executives and entrepreneurs to build trust through transparency and investment …
Dublin’s new Catholic archbishop tells flock: ‘I want to hear from you’
Bishop Dermot Farrell is installed as the new archbishop of Dublin in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, on Feb. 2, 2021./ John McElroy Dublin’s new …
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for July is for an end to polarization
Pope Francis, pictured on on Oct. 8, 2014./ Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis’ prayer intention in the month of July is for the world to leave behind …
Mozambique Bishops express gratitude for solidarity and support from the Church in England and Wales
Image Credit: CBCEW The Bishops of Mozambique have responded to a letter of solidarity and support from Bishop Paul Swarbrick, Lead Bishop for Africa, who …
Pope Francis: God ‘weaves our history’
Pope Francis smiles during the general audience in the Vatican’s San Damaso Courtyard on June 30, 2021./ Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA Pope Francis said today that …
Bishop Stock offers apology ‘from the heart’ as abuse survivors await recognition from order
Bishop Marcus Stock of Leeds, England, at his episcopal ordination, Nov. 13, 2014./ Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Bishop Marcus Stock has offered an apology “from the heart” to …
Call for public inquiry in Ireland as couple settle abortion case
The Four Courts in Dublin, the principal seat of Ireland’s High Court./ Ralf Houven (CC BY 3.0). An Irish politician called for a public inquiry …
Pope Francis thanks Benedict XVI on his 70th ordination anniversary
Pope Francis greets Benedict XVI at the Vatican’s Mater Ecclesiae Monastery on Nov. 28, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis thanked Benedict XVI yesterday for …
Full text: Pope Francis’ homily on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2021./ Vatican Media. Here is the full …
Pope Francis: Saints Peter and Paul found freedom in Christ
Pope Francis celebrates Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica on the Solemnity of Sts. Peter and Paul, June 29, 2021./ Vatican Media. In the largest Mass …
Pope Francis: ‘The witness of growing communion between us Christians will be a sign of hope’
Pope Francis with Orthodox Metropolitan Emmanuel of Chalcedon on June 28, 2021. / Vatican Media/CNA Pope Francis told a delegation of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of …
Exhibition commemorating Benedict XVI’s 70 years as a priest opens in Rome
Monsignor Georg Ratzinger at the exposition./ Alexey Gotovsky / ACI Prensa Benedict XVI’s personal secretary, Archbishop Georg Ganswein, inaugurated an exhibition in Rome to commemorate …