May 2021

Nazir Afzal Credit: CBCEW The Catholic bishops of England and Wales have appointed the former Chief Crown Prosecutor in the Rochdale grooming gang cases as …

Solar panels. Credit: CBCEW Today, 36 faith institutions from 11 countries announce their divestment from fossil fuels. It comes from institutions in Brazil, Argentina, India, …

As of tomorrow, 17 May, we enter Step 3 of the Government’s COVID-19 Response Roadmap. The Bishops’ Conference has produced guidance for the Dioceses of England and Wales as we enter Step 3. The local bishop decides how any relevant guidance is applied in his diocese.

Pope Francis made an impassioned appeal Sunday for an end to surging violence in the Holy Land.

Speaking after the recitation of the Regina Coeli this afternoon, the pope expressed alarm at the Israel-Gaza conflict which has left more than 100 people dead, many of them children.

Pope Francis celebrated Mass this morning for Burmese Catholics, urging them not to lose hope as their homeland is engulfed by violence.

In his homily in St. Peter’s Basilica this morning, the pope encouraged people not to fall into despair as security forces in Burma repress protests following a military coup.

Pope Francis attends the ‘General State of the Birth Rate’ event in Rome, May 14, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged Europeans on Friday to …

Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference. Courtesy: Diocese of Limburg The head of the German Catholic bishops has said that a major …

For most of us, the Feast of the Ascension is an occasion of celebration – a time to raise our eyes beyond earthly things to …

Violence in Israel Palestine Credit: CBCEW Bishop Declan Lang, Chair of the Bishops’ International Affairs department, has echoed calls for an end to “the occupation, …

Pope Francis’ general audience in the San Damaso Courtyard of the Apostolic Palace, May 12, 2021./ Daniel Ibañez/CNA. Pope Francis said today that persistent prayer …

A blessing service as part of a day of action in defiance to the Vatican’s ruling on same-sex unions in the Youth Church in Würzburg, …

The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica./ Luxerendering/Shutterstock. The Vatican has told the bishops of England and Wales that it is amending the Code of Canon …

Image Credit: CBCEW With a new Apostolic Letter issued motu proprio, Pope Francis establishes the lay ministry of catechist, intended to respond to an urgent …

Pope Francis waves during Regina Coeli address on May 2, 2021./ Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said today that loving like Christ requires a rejection of …

Churches in Germany are flying LGBT pride flags in response to the Vatican’s ‘no’ to same-sex blessings./ Rudolf Gehrig/CNA Deutsch. A German Catholic diocese has …

Bishop Georg Bätzing of Limburg./ Bistum Limburg. The chairman of the German Catholic bishops’ conference has insisted that the country’s Catholics are not “schismatics” seeking …

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 22, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis called for the “temporary suspension of intellectual property rights” for COVID-19 …

In a special message for the global prayer initiative ‘Thy Kingdom Come’, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has upheld two key pillars of the Christian faith – …