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 …
Catholic bishops in Poland express solidarity with Polish community after Glasgow church fire
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish Catholic bishops’ conference./ episkopat.pl. Catholic bishops on Thursday expressed solidarity with the Polish community in Scotland after fire …
Pope Francis thanks South Korea’s bishops for $1M COVID-19 vaccine donation
Pope Francis waves during his Angelus address at the Vatican July 25, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis sent a letter to South Korea’s bishops thanking …
Man charged in connection with assault at St Mary’s Cathedral Edinburgh
St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland./ Gastao at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Police Scotland has confirmed that 31-year-old Jason Irvine has been arrested …
“We can mend our broken home,” Environment Bishop tells conference delegates
Bishop John Arnold of Salford and NJPN delegates. Credit: CBCEW “With Pope Francis as an inspiration in our lives, we can mend our broken home” …
Catholic bishops: New N Ireland abortion intervention is ‘gravely disquieting
Ray Dumas via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Catholic bishops said on Tuesday that the British government’s direction to make abortion services available in Northern Ireland …
Irish Jesuits apologize for ‘shameful’ mishandling of abuse case
Belvedere College, Dublin/ Pjposullivan via Wikimedia (CC BY 4.0). Following the leak of the Irish Jesuits’ draft inquiry into sexual abuse committed by a deceased …
Fire engulfs 163-year-old Catholic church in Glasgow
St. Simon’s, Partick, in Glasgow, Scotland./ Lirazelf via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). More than 30 firefighters tackled a devastating fire at a Catholic church in …
Catholic priest attacked with glass bottle while praying at cathedral in Scotland
St. Mary’s Catholic Cathedral in Edinburgh, Scotland./ Gastao at English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). A Catholic priest escaped without injury on Monday after he was …
Cardinal Becciu present at first day of Vatican finance trial
Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Cardinal Angelo Becciu was present yesterday …
Dutch Catholic bishop: Traditionis custodes appears to be a ‘declaration of war’
Bishop Rob Mutsaerts, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of ’s-Hertogenbosch, in the Netherlands./ Danny Gerrits – wikiportret.nl via Wikimedia (CC-BY-SA 4.0). A Dutch Catholic bishop …
Fr. Jacques Hamel: Catholic priest honoured 5 years after he was killed at Mass in terrorist attack
Fr. Jacques Hamel./ Diocese of Rouen via Wikipedia. Catholic Archbishop Dominique Lebrun of Rouen celebrated a Mass on Monday marking the fifth anniversary of the …
Benedict XVI laments lack of faith within Church institutions in Germany
Pope Benedict XVI on Aug. 28, 2010./ L’Osservatore Romano. Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has expressed concern about the lack of faith within Church institutions in …
Pope Francis: With our small offering, Jesus can do great things
Pope Francis waves during the Angelus at the Vatican July 18, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA. With our small offering, Jesus can do great things, just like …
Pope Francis on Grandparents’ Day: Elderly are not ‘leftovers from life’
Pope Francis greets an elderly woman during his general audience Dec. 19, 2018./ Daniel Ibanez/CNA. On the first World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, …
Prayer for World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly
Source: CNA “I thank You, Lord, for the comfort of Your presence.” These are the opening words of the prayer for World Day for Grandparents …
Traditionis custodes: Cardinal Zen reacts to restrictions on Traditional Latin Masses
Cardinal Joseph Zen. Courtesy Photo. Cardinal Joseph Zen published a statement on Wednesday, saying that new restrictions on the celebration of Traditional Latin Masses are …