Dr. Jérôme Lejeune (1926-1994). Credit: Fondation Jérôme Lejeune via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Pope Francis recognized yesterday the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French …
Ex-Vatican bank president given 9-year prison sentence for money-laundering
The Institute for Religious Works, commonly known as the ‘Vatican bank.’ Credit: Joi via Flickr (CC BY 2.0). The former president of the institute commonly …
Recently ordained Catholic priest dies after Madrid parish explosion
Source: CNA A recently ordained Catholic priest died in hospital early Thursday morning after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the Spanish capital, Madrid. Fr. Rubén …
Israel must work with Palestinian authorities to make Covid vaccines accessible to Palestinians in West Bank and Gaza
Birthplace of Christ Credit: CBCEW Final Communique of the 2021 Holy Land Co-ordination The Bishops of the Holy Land Co-ordination, an international annual pilgrimage to …
Bishops write to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care over plight of Polish Catholic patient
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock. Credit: Andrew Parsons/No 10 Downing Street via Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0). Bishop John Sherrington (the Bishop for Life) and Bishop …
Pope Francis prays Biden will respect ‘dignity of every person’ in inauguration message
Pope Francis greets then-U.S. Vice President Joe Biden at the Vatican in this April 29, 2016 / Vatican Media In a message to Joe Biden …
At least two dead as explosion devastates Catholic parish building in Madrid
The aftermath of the explosion near the Puerta de Toledo in Madrid, Spain, Jan. 20, 2021. Credit: @Jnxx251 via Twitter. At least two people are …
‘This image is very offensive to many people’: Poland’s ‘rainbow halo’ trial begins
Credit: Unsplash. The trial of three activists who distributed posters depicting Poland’s Black Madonna icon with a rainbow halo will resume next month following a …
Pope Francis: Ask God for unity to ‘overcome scandal of division’ among Christians
Pope Francis delivers his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Jan. 20, 2021. Credit: Pablo Esparza/CNA. Pope Francis urged Christians to …
Polish archbishop asks English cardinal to intervene after ruling to withdraw food and water from Catholic patient
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured in Warsaw Feb. 12, 2020. Credit: episkopat.pl. A Polish archbishop asked an English cardinal yesterday …
Pope Francis to Venezuelan clergy: Serve with ‘joy and determination’ amid pandemic
Pope Francis attends the Prayer Meeting for Peace in Rome’s Piazza del Campidoglio Oct. 20, 2020. / Vatican Media Pope Francis sent a video message …
Archbishop Martin: Church must do reparation, but don’t scapegoat orders over mother-and-baby homes
Archbishop Eamon Martin. Credit: Northern Ireland Office (CC BY 2.0). A Catholic archbishop said on Sunday that religious orders should not be scapegoated for the …
Trade Bill Amendment to review deals with countries involved in genocide
Image Source: CBCEW Persecution of the Uyghurs in Xinjiang province The lead Catholic Bishop for international affairs has joined with Jewish, Anglican and Muslim leaders …
Pope Francis praises Martin Luther King Jr.’s ‘timely’ message of peace
The Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial in Washington, D.C. Credit: Julian Fong via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Pope Francis said yesterday that Martin Luther King …
Poland’s Catholics and Jews mark Day of Judaism with psalms, music, and silent prayer
Bishop Romuald Kaminski reads Psalm 130 at Bródno Jewish Cemetery in Warsaw, Poland, Jan. 17, 2021. Credit: Jakub Truszynski. Catholics and Jews in Poland observed …
Vatican says trial of Italian woman for alleged embezzlement will begin soon
A Vatican City flag seen from the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Italy, on March 12, 2015. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. The Vatican announced yesterday that …
Catholic priest in Nigeria found dead after abduction
Source: Fr. John Gbakaan, a priest of the diocese of Minna, Nigeria. Public domain. The body of a Catholic priest was discovered in Nigeria on …
Reflection: Week of Prayer for Christian Unity 2021
Image Source: CBCEW As I “put pen to paper,” the second full week of a third coronavirus lockdown begins in the UK, so it is …
Australian Catholic Archbishop Philip Wilson dies unexpectedly at age 70
Archbishop Philip Wilson (1950-2021). Photo Courtesy of the Archdiocese of Adelaide. The Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson died on Sunday at the age of 70. Archbishop …
Pope Francis: The greatest joy for every believer is to respond to God’s call
Pope Francis gives the Angelus address from the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said this morning that great joy is found when one …