“I am close, I am close to you all,” Pope Francis said on Good Friday, making a surprise call-in to a live Italian television program. …
Good Friday: The cross has changed the meaning of suffering, says papal preacher
Pope Francis prays by the crucifix in St. Peter’s Basilica April 10, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Through his death on the cross, Jesus has redeemed …
Livestreaming: Easter Services
Churches Services TV has been offering live-streaming of Masses for a number of years. It is expected a high number of people will be watching …
Full Text: Pope Francis’ Holy Thursday Homily
Pope Francis offers Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on April 9, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ Holy Thursday …
Video of The Stations of the Cross from Blackfriars, Oxford
The Stations of the Cross, filmed in Blackfriars, Oxford, with reflections from one of the brethren. A booklet with music, scripture, and responsories can be …
Coronavirus victims have ‘inalienable right’ to priests’ help, says Cardinal Sarah
In the coronavirus pandemic, the sick and dying cannot be denied the sacramental assistance of a priest, Cardinal Robert Sarah said in an interview published …
How to Recite the Chaplet for the Divine Mercy Novena
Divine Mercy Novena Divine Mercy Novena – See below How to Recite the Chaplet In His visions to St Faustina, Jesus asked that the Feast …
Pope Francis establishes new commission to study women deacons
The Vatican announced today that Pope Francis has created a new commission to study the question of a female diaconate in the Catholic Church after …
Ponder Christ’s Passion amid the coronavirus crisis, pope urges
Meditating on Christ’s Passion can help us as we struggle with questions about God and suffering during the coronavirus crisis, Pope Francis said at his …
Notre Dame Cathedral to broadcast crown of thorns veneration on Good Friday
The Descent from the Cross, also known as Pieta, statue inside the Cathedral Notre-Dame de Paris before the fire. Credit: Jeanne Emmel/Shutterstock. One year after …
Sinn Féin leader in N Ireland calls for at-home medical abortions
After laws permitting elective abortion in Northern Ireland came into force last week, the region’s deputy First Minister is urging that women there be allowed …
‘Prayer has been the great source of strength to me’: Cardinal Pell looks forward to Easter
Cardinal George Pell leaves Barwon Prison on 7 April 2020 in Geelong, Australia. Credit: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images After more than 14 months in prison, Cardinal …
UK bishops call for prayers as Boris Johnson admitted to intensive care
The Archbishop of Westminster led calls for prayers for Britain’s Prime Minister on Monday after Boris Johnson was admitted to an intensive care unit. Johnson …
Holy See responds to High Court’s acquittal of Cardinal Pell
Cardinal George Pell of Sydney speaks during a press conference at the Vatican Press Office on July 9, 2014. Credit Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The Vatican has welcomed …
Pope Francis prays for the unjustly condemned after Pell conviction overturned
Pope Francis during Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta April 6, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis prayed at Mass this morning …
Archbishop Fisher welcomes acquittal of Cardinal Pell
Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has welcomed the acquittal of Cardinal George Pell by Australia’s High Court. Pell was freed from prison Tuesday after the …
Analysis: Freed from prison, will Cardinal Pell now face Vatican trial?
The High Court of Australia ordered the acquittal of Cardinal George Pell on Tuesday. While Pell’s criminal trials in Australia are now at an end, …
Jerusalem archbishop blesses city with True Cross relic
Archbishop Pierbattista Pizzaballa blesses the city of Jerusalem on Palm Sunday. Credit: Christian Media Center/YouTube Unable to lead the traditional Palm Sunday procession through Jerusalem, …
Vatican Major Penitentiary: Mercy does not cease amid coronavirus
In an Easter letter to confessors on Saturday, the head of the Apostolic Penitentiary wrote that while ‘social distancing’ is necessary amid the coronavirus, ‘mercy …
Pope creates emergency fund to tackle coronavirus in mission territories
Pope Francis has created an emergency fund for those affected by coronavirus in mission countries. The pope has earmarked $750,000 for the fund, Agenzia Fides …