Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome in December 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Cardinal George Pell has said in an interview …
Evangelisation Bishop encourages Catholics to reach out and share their faith post lockdown
Bishop Mark O’Toole, Chair of the Bishops’ Conference’s Department for Evangelisation and Discipleship, is supporting the global ‘Thy Kingdom Come’ prayer initiative and encouraging Catholics …
Bishops stand with imprisoned Indian Jesuit priest on his 84th birthday
Fr Stan Swamy SJ. Credit: CBCEW Four bishops from our International Affairs department express their prayerful support for Fr Stan Swamy SJ, who turns 84 …
Pope urges Catholics to pray Rosary in May for end to Covid-19 pandemic
Pope Francis praying. Source: CBCEW Pope Francis invites Catholics and Marian Shrines around the world to dedicate the month of May to a marathon of …
Pope Francis at the Regina Coeli: Mediterranean migrant deaths are ‘moment of shame’
Pope Francis delivers a Regina Coeli address in the library of the Apostolic Palace./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis said Sunday that the recent deaths of …
‘You will be shepherds like him’: Pope Francis ordains nine new priests in St. Peter’s Basilica
Pope Francis kisses the hands of a newly ordained priest in St. Peter’s Basilica, April 25, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis ordained nine men to …
Pope Francis declares blind 14th-century lay Dominican a saint
Pope Francis declared a blind 14th-century Italian lay Dominican a saint Saturday using a process known as “equipollent” canonization.
Bishop describes ‘troubling disagreement’ between Spanish episcopate, government
Campaign posters depicting PSOE leader Pedro Sanchez and Podemos leader Pablo Iglesias./ Olaf Speier/Shutterstock. Spain’s bishops have a “troubling disagreement” with the country’s coalition government, …
Bishops encourage Catholics to place Sunday Mass at the heart of their post-pandemic lives
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have issued a reflection on post-pandemic recovery and the challenges faced by the Church in encouraging people back to the Church and her Sacraments.
Cardinal Semeraro: Blessed Carlo Acutis was ‘an authentic apostle of the rosary’
Carlo Acutis./ carloacutis.com A Vatican cardinal has said that Blessed Carlo Acutis’ love for praying the rosary in his “short but full” life exemplified timeless …
‘Go to Joseph’: What popes from Bl Pius IX to Francis have said about St Joseph
A detail from Joseph with the Child and the Flowering Rod, by Alonso Miguel de Tovar (1678–1752). Public Domain. The proclamation of the Year of …
Jesuit Provincial calls for justice for imprisoned Indian priest Fr Stan Swamy
Fr Damian Howard SJ, the Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in Britain, has recorded a message about Father Stan Swamy – a Jesuit priest and human rights activist widely known for his dedicated work with marginalised Dalit and Adivasi communities in India.
Catholic Bishops send birthday message to Her Majesty The Queen
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have sent their “heartfelt greetings and prayers” to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her 95th birthday – 21 April 2021.
St. John Paul II bust vandalized outside Polish Catholic church in Paris
A bust of St. John Paul II was vandalized Monday outside a Polish Catholic church in Paris.
An unidentified perpetrator poured red paint over the sculpture outside Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Church in the heart of the French capital between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on April 19.
Report: Vatican considering sale of London property at heart of financial scandal
A view of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican flag -/ Bohumil Petrik The Vatican is thinking about selling the London property at the centre of …
Pope Francis may soon appoint Cardinal Sarah’s successor
The appointment of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s successor as prefect of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments may take place before the feast of the Ascension, multiple sources confirmed to CNA in Rome.
All-Ireland Primate criticizes ‘draconian’ new regulations on public worship
Archbishop Eamon Martin./ Northern Ireland Executive CC BY ND 2.0. A senior Catholic archbishop has accused the Irish government of introducing “draconian” new regulations on …
Vatican sign language project brings Pope Francis’ words to all
ASL interpretation of Pope Francis’ Sunday Regina Coeli address on April 18, 2021./ YouTube screenshot. Pope Francis’ Wednesday and Sunday speeches to the public will …
Pope Francis prays for peace as Ukraine-Russia tensions rise
Pope Francis prayed yesterday for reconciliation amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia.
Bishop welcomes report that calls for ‘human-centred’ approach to asylum system
Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Church’s Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has welcomed the publication of a new report by Catholic organisation Jesuit Refugee Service UK arguing for a radically new ‘human-centred’ approach to asylum.