Pope Francis waves during the Angelus on Sept. 26, 2021/ Vatican Media Pope Francis said today the Catholic Church must be open and welcoming toward …
Weekly Newsletter 25th September 2021 (88)
Weekly Newsletter 25th September 2021 (88). 96 new jobs posted this week.
Court rejects challenge to UK’s Down syndrome abortion law
Heidi Crowter speaks outside the High Court in London England, July 6, 2021./ Don’t Screen Us Out via Flickr (CC BY-ND 2.0). The High Court …
Pope Francis to bishops: The saints spread the Gospel, not a ‘social program’
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica./ Daniel Ibanez/CNA Pope Francis invited Europe’s bishops Thursday to not just worry about secularization and a growing …
Profession of Faith at Mater Ecclesiae College, Twickenham
Image Credit: CBCEW The teaching staff of Mater Ecclesiae College, based at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, gathered this afternoon, to make their Profession of Faith …
Fire damages historic Catholic church in Ukraine
Fire damage at the Church of St. Nicholas in Kyiv, Ukraine./ Courtesy photo. A fire has severely damaged a historic Catholic church in Ukraine’s capital …
Pope Francis to Slovakian Jesuits: ‘Some people wanted me to die’ amid health problems
Pope Francis addresses an ecumenical meeting at the apostolic nunciature in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 12, 2021./ Vatican Media. In a private meeting with Jesuits in …
New Trust Manager appointed at the Charles Plater Trust
Philomena Cullen new Charles PlaterTrust Trust manager The Roman Catholic Grant Making Charity, The Charles Plater Trust, announced today that it has a new Trust …
Pope Francis: The true measure of success is what you give, not what you have
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, Sept. 19, 2021./ Screenshot from Vatican News YouTube channel. Pope Francis said today that in God’s …
Weekly Newsletter 18th September 2021 (87)
Weekly Newsletter 18th September 2021 (87). 93 new jobs posted this week.
Pope Francis warns leaders of Catholic movements not to abuse power
Pope Francis addresses the moderators of associations of the faithful, ecclesial movements, and new communities in the Vatican Synod Hall, Sept. 16, 2021./ Vatican Media. …
Will the Swiss Guard allow women soldiers in the future?
The Swiss Guard swearing in ceremony at the Vatican on May 6, 2019./ Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. As the Pontifical Swiss Guard continues with plans to overhaul …
Bishop’s Pause for Thought: Loving others, no matter what
Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton. Bishop David Oakley, Bishop of Northampton, appeared on BBC Radio 2’s Pause For Thought on Tuesday 14 September and …
Full text: Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Slovakia
Pope Francis speaks during an in-flight press conference./ Colm Flynn/CNA. Pope Francis landed in Rome on Sept. 15 after a four-day journey to Hungary and …
On papal flight, Pope Francis tackles debate over Communion for politicians who support abortion
Pope Francis, pictured April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis said today that the Catholic Church is firm in its stance on abortion because “abortion …
Pope Francis to Slovakia’s young Catholics: Confession is the ‘sacrament of joy’
Pope Francis addresses young people at Lokomotiva Stadium in Košice, Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2021./ Vatican Media. Pope Francis told young Slovakian Catholics on Tuesday that …
Former Archbishop of Canterbury opposes proposed UK assisted suicide law
Former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (left) at the 2012 London Paralympic Games/ rowanwilliams.archbishopofcanterbury.org A prominent Anglican archbishop has added his voice to those of …
Christianity without the Cross is ‘sterile,’ says Pope Francis at Byzantine Divine Liturgy
Pope Francis presides at the Byzantine Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom in Prešov, Slovakia, Sept. 14, 2021./ Vatican Media. On the feast of the …
Anglophone Crisis: We won’t give up on the suffering of Cameroon, says Bishop
“It wouldn’t be difficult to walk away from these situations, but that is not what we do” – Bishop Paul Swarbrick We are continuing to …
Pope Francis to Slovakia’s Jewish community: ‘Your sufferings are our sufferings’
Pope Francis attends a meeting with the Jewish community in Rybné Square in Bratislava, Slovakia, Sept. 13, 2021./ Papal visit pool. Pope Francis on Monday …