Archbishop Dermot Farrell prays in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, on Feb. 2, 2021./ John McElroy. The Catholic archbishop of Dublin said on Tuesday that …
Pope Francis: ‘With the truth of the Gospel, one cannot negotiate
Pope Francis’ general audience in the Paul VI Hall at the Vatican, Aug. 3, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis said yesterday that Christians must receive …
Parents of 2-year-old girl await UK Supreme Court response on removing life-support against their wishes
Middlesex Guildhall in London, England, home of the UK Supreme Court./ Via Shutterstock. The parents of a two-year-old girl are waiting to see if Britain’s …
Pope’s prayer intention for August: Church on the way
In his video message for his prayer intention for August, Pope Francis reminds the faithful that “the vocation of the Church is evangelization,” and even …
Cardinal commends forthcoming film festival for increasing awareness of human trafficking
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 …