April 2021

A detail from Joseph with the Child and the Flowering Rod, by Alonso Miguel de Tovar (1678–1752). Public Domain. The proclamation of the Year of …

Fr Damian Howard SJ, the Provincial Superior of the Jesuits in Britain, has recorded a message about Father Stan Swamy – a Jesuit priest and human rights activist widely known for his dedicated work with marginalised Dalit and Adivasi communities in India.

The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales have sent their “heartfelt greetings and prayers” to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II for her 95th birthday – 21 April 2021.

A bust of St. John Paul II was vandalized Monday outside a Polish Catholic church in Paris.

An unidentified perpetrator poured red paint over the sculpture outside Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Church in the heart of the French capital between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m. on April 19.

A view of St. Peter’s Basilica and Vatican flag -/ Bohumil Petrik The Vatican is thinking about selling the London property at the centre of …

The appointment of Robert Cardinal Sarah’s successor as prefect of the Congregation for the Divine Worship and the Discipline of Sacraments may take place before the feast of the Ascension, multiple sources confirmed to CNA in Rome.

Archbishop Eamon Martin./ Northern Ireland Executive CC BY ND 2.0. A senior Catholic archbishop has accused the Irish government of introducing “draconian” new regulations on …

ASL interpretation of Pope Francis’ Sunday Regina Coeli address on April 18, 2021./ YouTube screenshot. Pope Francis’ Wednesday and Sunday speeches to the public will …

Pope Francis prayed yesterday for reconciliation amid rising tensions between Ukraine and Russia.

Bishop Paul McAleenan, the Church’s Lead Bishop for Migrants and Refugees, has welcomed the publication of a new report by Catholic organisation Jesuit Refugee Service UK arguing for a radically new ‘human-centred’ approach to asylum.

Pope Francis waves from the window of the Apostolic Palace on Feb. 7, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA. In his Regina Coeli address Sunday, Pope Francis applauded …

Pope Francis said yesterday that the poverty and exclusion from the job market caused by the coronavirus pandemic has made the work of Catholic groups that assist poor communities even more urgent.

Palmers Green Foodbank Credit: CBCEW With food poverty on the rise as a result of COVID-19, the Dioceses of Westminster and Cardiff have responded by …

Mosque Dome Credit: CBCEW Cardinal Miguel Ángel Ayuso Guixot, president of the Vatican’s Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue, has sent a message to the world’s …

In Jainism, this festival is a celebration of the birth anniversary and life of Tirthankar Vardhaman Mahavir. Lord Mahavir, whom Jains revere as the twenty-fourth and last Thirthankara of this era, lived in the 6th century BC. The Thirtankaras are teachers of the Jain faith – or dharma, way of life – who are venerated for having overcome earthly desires and attachments.

Pope Francis said today that an essential task of the Church today is to teach people how to pray.

“The Church is a great school of prayer,” Pope Francis said in his general audience livestream on 14 April.

The Catholic archbishop of Northern Ireland yesterday joined with other Christian leaders in calling for a “unified” response to recent unrest and street riots, and highlighting the importance of preserving Northern Ireland’s “fragile peace.”

Pope Francis has hailed St. Teresa of Ávila as exemplar of courage and spiritual motherhood in a letter marking fifty years since the 16th century Spanish mystic was declared the first female Doctor of the Church.

An Italian magistrate has issued an arrest warrant for Gianluigi Torzi, a broker who is under investigation due to his involvement in the Vatican’s controversial London property purchase.