“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. …

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“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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Divine Mercy Novena Divine Mercy Novena – See below How to Recite the Chaplet In His visions to St Faustina, Jesus asked that the Feast …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 during Mass in the chapel of the Casa Santa Marta April 6, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis prayed at Mass this morning …
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 …
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, …
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, …
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 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 …