Nigerian seminarian Michael Nnadi. Courtesy photo. Twenty Catholic missionaries were killed across the world in 2020, the information service of the Pontifical Mission Societies said …
Catholic archbishop urges renewed prayers for kidnapped bishop amid ‘misleading’ reports
Bishop Moses Chikwe, auxiliary bishop of Nigeria’s Archdiocese of Owerri. Public Domain. A Catholic archbishop called Tuesday for renewed prayers for a kidnapped bishop following …
Pope Francis: ‘Bearers of gratitude’ make the world a better place
Pope Francis speaks during a general audience in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media. Catholics can change the world by being “bearers …
Pope Francis appoints Bishop Dermot Farrell as head of Dublin archdiocese
Archbishop Dermot Farrell of Ossory Credit: CatholicIreland.net Pope Francis yesterday named theologian Bishop Dermot Farrell of Ossory, Ireland, as the next archbishop of Dublin. Farrell, …
Ireland’s Msgr. Hugh O’Flaherty, a Vatican ‘defender of the weak’
Msgr Hugh O’Flaherty bronze memorial by Alan Ryan Hall, located on Mission Road, Kilarney, Ireland. Credit: youngoggo/shutterstock Msgr. Hugh O’Flaherty, an Irish priest who hid …
Vatican COVID-19 commission promotes vaccine access for the vulnerable
Credit: Shutterstock. The Vatican’s COVID-19 commission said today it is working to help promote fair access to the coronavirus vaccine, especially for those who are …
Lorry drivers receive spiritual sustenance as they wait to cross the English Channel at Christmas
Image Source: CBCEW Thousands of lorry drivers found themselves facing the prospect of spending Christmas in the cabs of their vehicles after France temporarily closed …
Pope Francis issues law reorganizing Vatican finances
The flag of Vatican City with St. Peter’s Basilica in the background. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Pope Francis issued a new law Monday reorganizing Vatican finances …
Pope Francis urges all families to look to Jesus, Mary, and Joseph for ‘sure inspiration’
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Dec. 27, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged families across the …
Pope Francis to mark fifth anniversary of ‘Amoris laetitia’ with year dedicated to family
Pope Francis gives an address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis announced Sunday a special year dedicated to the …
Pope Francis: Be a witness to Christ in your ordinary life
Pope Francis in the library of the Vatican’s apostolic palace Nov. 18, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Be a witness to Jesus Christ in the way …
Weekly Newsletter 26th December 2020 (50)
Today, today a Saviour has been born; A Saviour has been born to us. He is Christ the Lord. This weeks new job listing
Pope Francis calls for ‘vaccines for all’ as he gives Christmas Urbi et Orbi blessing
Pope Francis gives his Christmas ‘Urbi et Orbi’ blessing Dec. 25, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Giving his traditional Christmas “Urbi et Orbi” blessing today, Pope …
Pope Francis on Christmas Eve: The poor manger was rich in love
Pope Francis offers Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica Dec. 24, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/Vatican Pool. On Christmas Eve, Pope Francis said that the poverty of …
Pope Francis pens Christmas letter to ‘beloved people of Lebanon
Pope Francis holds the flag of Lebanon and prays during his general audience on Sept. 2, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. Pope Francis has written a …
St. Joseph the Worker was once out of work, too
Credit: Immaculate/Shutterstock. With mass unemployment still high as the coronavirus pandemic drags on, Catholics can look to St. Joseph as a special intercessor, two priests …
Exiled Belarusian archbishop will be allowed to return for Christmas
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev prays outside the Akrestsin Street pre-trial detention center in Minsk, Aug. 19, 2020. Credit: Catholic.by. Belarusian authorities announced Tuesday that …
First known nativity scene figurines can now be seen in St. Mary Major Basilica
Nativity scene commissioned by Pope Nicholas IV in 1292. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. The first known nativity scene figurines are on display this Christmas in one …
Pope Francis: ‘Christmas is the feast of love incarnate’
Pope Francis at his general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Dec. 16, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis said this moring …
‘Follow me:’ How John Paul II and Benedict XVI led a Catholic back to the faith
Angelo Ciappelloni. Courtesy photo. “Follow me.” Angelo Ciappelloni heard those words while he stood in Rome’s Piazza del Popolo on April 8, 2005. With hundreds …