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Face covering is now compulsory in places of worship
In order to keep the spread of COVID-19 under control, the government has announced that face coverings have to be worn in places of worship enforceable …
What does it mean to ‘actively participate’ in Mass?
People are sitting in the church during mass. In 1903, Pope St. Pius X wrote that it was the liturgy where the laity acquire the Christian …
Atomic bombs contrary to peace: Pope Francis 75 years after Hiroshima attack
The atomic cloud over Hiroshima, Aug. 6, 1945. Credit: Bernard Waldman. Public domain via US government Nuclear weapons are not compatible with the flourishing of …
Pope Francis appoints six women to economy council
Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Pope Francis today named 13 new members to the Council for the Economy, which oversees Vatican finances and the work of the …
Vatican: Baptisms administered ‘in name of the community’ are invalid
The dome of St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Luxerendering via Shutterstock. The Vatican’s doctrinal office today issued a clarification on the sacrament of baptism, stating changes …
Lebanese cardinal: ‘The Church has a great duty’ after Beirut explosion
Click here to view/donate to The Church In Need Lebanon Emergency Appeal Lebanese Catholics pray at the shrine of St. Charbel, the country’s patron saint. …
Vatican II not sole controversial council, Catholic theologian says
Bishops at the Second Vatican Council. Credit: Lothar Wolleh/wikimedia. CC BY SA 3.0 Amid recent controversy over Vatican II, a theologian said that ecumenical councils …
LEBANON: Emergency Appeal 🆘
The explosion in Lebanon yesterday. (Fr Samer Nassif) An emergency help of £226,000 is to be rushed out to Beirut by ACN in the wake …
Catholic social teaching is ‘fundamental’ to tackling world issues, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis gives his general audience via livestream June 17, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media/CNA. Pope Francis said today the Church is not an expert in …
Pope Francis prays for victims of ‘tragic’ Beirut explosion as death toll climbs
Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square March 14, 2018. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis has asked for prayers for Lebanon and for the victims of …
UK Bishops statement on nuclear weapons
During his historic visit to Japan last year, Pope Francis declared that “the use of atomic energy for purposes of war is immoral, just as …
After Beirut explosion, Lebanon turns to St. Charbel
A helicopter puts out a fire at the scene of an explosion at the port of Lebanon’s capital Beirut on August 4, 2020. Credit: STR/AFP …
Cardinal Parolin in Ars for feast of St John Vianney
Credit: Boris15/Shutterstock. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican Secretary of State, was in Ars Tuesday for the feast of St. John Vianney, the patron of priests. Parolin …
Pope Francis appoints Spanish layman as secretary general of Vatican’s economy office
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: vvo via Shutterstock. Pope Francis Tuesday appointed a Spanish layman with a long career in finance economics to the number two …
John Hume remembered as Northern Ireland’s great peacemaker
Former Northern Ireland politician and Joint 1998 Nobel Peace Prize Winner John Hume attends a funeral service for Father Alec Reid in Belfast, Nov. 27, …
The Feast of Saint John Vianney – a model for priests
St. John Vianney. Credit: Herwig Reidlinger via Wikimedia Commons CC 3.0 The patron saint of priests, St. John Vianney, died Aug. 4, 1859. A century …
Vatican: Benedict XVI health ‘not serious’ concern
Pope emeritus Benedict XVI. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. The Vatican said today the health problems of Benedict XVI are not serious, though the pope emeritus is suffering …
Benedict XVI unwell since visit to Germany
Benedict XVI prepares to board a plane at Munich airport, June 22, 2020. Credit: Sven Hoppe/Pool/AFP via Getty Images Pope emeritus Benedict XVI is sick …
Warsaw cardinal laments ‘desecration’ of Christ statue with rainbow flag
The statue of Christ, “Sursum corda,” in Warsaw, Poland. Credit: Lee Kindness (CC BY 2.5). A Polish cardinal has urged protesters to respect religious sensibilities …