October 2020

Carlo Acutis, a Catholic Italian teenager who died in 2006, was beatified today in Assisi. Acutis, a gamer and computer programmer who loved soccer and …

An image of Carlo Acutis was unveiled at his beatification Mass in Assisi, Italy Oct. 10, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. With the beatification of Carlo …

Raffaele Mincione. Credit: Dave Benett/Getty Images When the Vatican purchased a London luxury apartment building from its investment manager in 2018, the building owner and …

Photo credits: KOBRYN TARAS/Shutterstock, Northern Ireland Executive (CC BY ND 2.0). Archbishop Eamon Martin had been thinking about the rosary ever since the pandemic broke …

Yesterday the Archdiocese of Birmingham rejoices at the episcopal ordinations of two new auxiliary bishops. The Episcopal Ordination Mass for Bishops David Evans and Stephen …

Pope Francis delivers his general audience address in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican, Oct. 7, 2020. Pope Francis invited Catholics to rediscover …

Poland’s bishops attend a Oct. 5-6 plenary meeting in Łódź. Credit: episkopat.pl. Poland’s bishops said Tuesday that Catholics who opt to receive Holy Communion in …

The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Italian media reported this week that a woman with a …

Cardinal Angelo Becciu. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA The accuser of Cardinal George Pell has denied he was bribed into making allegations of abuse against the cardinal, …

Cardinal Kevin Farrell, prefect of the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis today named Cardinal Kevin Farrell president of a …

Pope Francis. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA Pope Francis told a group of investment bankers Monday that fair conduct and transparency are essential in the field of …

Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis introduced his new encyclical, “Fratelli tutti,” …

Pope Francis prays at the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi Oct. 3, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis presented his vision for overcoming the …

Pope Francis signs his new encyclical, Fratelli tutti, on the altar before the tomb of St. Francis of Assisi on Oct. 3, 2020. Photo credits: …

Giovanni Angelo Becciu, former prefect of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints, pictured June 27, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Italian media have reported allegations …

Francesca DiGiovanni, an undersecretary for multilateral affairs in the Vatican Secretariat of State. Screengrab from Holy See UN YouTube channel. A Vatican official told the …

The Church of San Benito Abad in San Benito del Crucero, Cuba. Credit: Facebook Misioneros Claretianos en Songo – La Maya. The recent construction and …

The incorruptible body of St. Rita of Cascia (1381-1457). Credit: Bocachete/public domain. Photos of the soon-to-be beatified Carlo Acutis have caused some confusion online. The body …