Bishop Mark Davies of Shrewsbury | CNA Every Catholic Christian has a role to play in living out Pope Francis’ consecration of the world to …
‘I’m sorry for the tears,’ says Ukrainian Catholic leader as he details life under bombardment
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk, pictured in 2021. | Олександр Гаврик via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). A Ukrainian Catholic leader became visibly emotional on Tuesday as …
UK and Holy See celebrate 40th anniversary of full diplomatic relations
Chris Trott, the British Ambassador to the Holy See, addressing the congregation. Credit: Chris Warde-Jones Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Holy See Secretary of State, celebrated Mass …
Catholic leader: Ukraine war presents the world with a choice
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message on March 28, 2022. | Screenshot from Ukrainian Catholic Archeparchy of Philadellphia YouTube channel. The head of …
Polish Catholic bishops’ leader tells Pope Francis about German ‘Synodal Way’ concerns
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki meets with Pope Francis at the Vatican, March 28, 2022. | Episkopat.pl. The president of Poland’s Catholic bishops’ conference raised his concerns …
Vatican cardinal brings ambulance from Pope Francis to Ukraine
Pope Francis blesses an ambulance bound for Ukraine.| Vatican Media. A Vatican cardinal is bringing an ambulance blessed and donated by Pope Francis to the …
Vatican corrects ‘extraordinary form’ error in new constitution
A priest celebrates the traditional Latin Mass at the Basilica of St. Pancras in Rome. | Thoom/Shutterstock The Vatican has corrected a paragraph in its …
Pope Francis wants us to do this when we give to the poor
Pope Francis shared a free lunch with nearly 1,500 poor people invited to dine at the Vatican for the 3rd annual World Day of the …
Pope Francis: In confession, the priest should guide penitent to holiness
Pope Francis goes to confession during a penance service in St. Peter’s Basilica on March 25, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis told hundreds of …
‘Enough!’ End war before it ends us, Pope Francis says as Ukraine invasion continues
Pope Francis at the general audience in Paul VI Hall on March 2, 2022 | Vatican Media Pope Francis has again lamented the war in …
Let’s learn to rejoice like the father of the Prodigal Son, Pope Francis says
Pope Francis at the Sunday Angelus March 27 2022 | Vatican News. Jesus Christ’s Parable of the Prodigal Son is a lesson about forgiveness, rejoicing, …
Cardinal Vincent Nichols consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
Cardinal Vincent Nichols consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary. In union with Pope Francis, Cardinal Vincent Nichols consecrated Russia and Ukraine …
Abortion clinic ‘buffer zone’ bill to become law in Northern Ireland
Eleonora_os / Shutterstock. An abortion clinic “buffer zone” bill was passed by members of the Northern Ireland Assembly on Thursday. The Abortion Services (Safe Access …
Russian Orthodox metropolitan seems to exclude possibility of an appeal for peace to Russian leaders
Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk speaks at the International Eucharistic Congress in Budapest, Hungary, Sept. 6, 2021. | Screenshot from 52nd International Eucharistic Congress …
Pope Francis: My grandfather taught me to loathe war
Vatican Media. Pope Francis recalled at his Wednesday general audience how his veteran grandfather taught him to loathe war. Speaking in the Vatican’s Paul VI …
Solidarity with Ukraine and all peace-loving Russians
Image Credit: CBCEW/font> The Bishops of England and Wales, desiring to express spiritual solidarity with the people of Ukraine and with all peace-loving Russians, propose …
Vatican releases text for March 25 consecration prayer for Ukraine, Russia
An image of the Immaculate Heart of Mary at St. Peter’s Church, Vienna, Austria. | Pope Francis | Diana Ringo via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0 …
Pope Francis offers condolences after plane crash in China
Pope Francis, pictured on Oct. 3, 2015. | Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis offered his “heartfelt condolences” on Tuesday after a Boeing 737 plane carrying 132 passengers …
Catholic parishes in Ukraine have become ‘humanitarian hubs,’ major archbishop says
Ukrainian Greek Catholic priests in front of a church in Lviv, Ukraine, in 2018. | Shutterstock As internally displaced Ukrainians flee the Russian bombardment of …
In new phone call, Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy tells Pope Francis he would welcome Vatican mediation
Pope Francis and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. | Quirinale.it/President.gov.ua via Wikimedia. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Tuesday that he had spoken to Pope Francis …