20 Northmoor Road, Oxford, where JRR Tolkien lived with his family from 1930 to 1947. Credit: Jpbowen via Wikimedia (CC BY-SA 3.0). Actors from the …
Notre-Dame choir to return to fire-damaged cathedral for Christmas concert
Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, the day after a massive fire damaged parts of the roof and structure in April 2019. Credit: UlyssePixel / Shutterstock. …
New Vatican guide for bishops addresses common challenges to Christian unity
Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, in Rome on Oct. 23, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. The Vatican published Friday …
Weekly Newsletter 5th December 2020 (47)
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Pope Francis establishes worldwide prayer network as Vatican body
Pope Francis, pictured on April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. Pope Francis has established the global network that promotes his monthly prayer intentions as a Vatican …
Christian aid group applauds investigation into forced conversions, marriages in Pakistan
A young girl lights a candle at a Marian Grotto in Pakistan. Credit: Magdalena Wolnik/CNA. Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an investigation into …
CBCEW: Issue updated statement on COVID-19 and vaccination
Image Source: CBCEW On behalf of the Bishops, the Department for Social Justice of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has issued a …
Catholic bishops welcome ‘realistic’ new measures for public Masses in France
Sainte-Chapelle, the 13th-century chapel built by French King Louis IX to house Christ’s crown of thorns. Credit: Chris Chabot via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). Bishops …
Polish Catholic leader to European Parliament: There can be no compromise on the right to life
Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, pictured in Warsaw Feb. 12, 2020. Credit: episkopat.pl. A Catholic archbishop spoke out Wednesday after the …
Pope Francis: Disabled people must have access to the sacraments, Catholic parish life
Pope Francis, pictured on Oct. 19, 2014. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. People with disabilities must have access to the sacraments and, as missionary disciples, the ability to …
Catholic priest in Nigeria released after being held captive for 10 days
Fr. Matthew Dajo, who was kidnapped Nov. 22 in Nigeria’s Abuja archdiocese. Public Domain. A priest who was kidnapped in Nigeria has been released after …
Pope Francis prays for victims of Islamist attack in Nigeria that left 30 beheaded
Pope Francis touches a statue of Our Lady of Luján at his general audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace Dec. 2, 2020. Credit: Vatican Media. …
Rome’s Franciscans to provide ‘blessing from afar’ on Immaculate Conception feast
The statue of the Immaculate Conception overlooking the Spanish Steps in Rome. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Conventual Franciscans said they will be present at a statue …
In landmark ruling, UK high court says children unlikely to be able to give informed consent to puberty blockers
The Royal Courts of Justice house the High Court and Court of Appeal of England and Wales. Credit: pxl.store/Shutterstock. The UK’s high court ruled Tuesday …
Council of Cardinals studies suggested amendments to draft of Vatican constitution
A view of the facade of St. Peter’s Basilica from the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace. Credit: Lauren Cater/CNA. Pope Francis’ Council of Cardinals met online Tuesday …
Pope Francis: God is patient and never stops waiting for a sinner’s conversion
Pope Francis speaks at a general audience in the apostolic library. Credit: Vatican Media Pope Francis said this morning that God does not wait for …
Archdiocese of Cardiff gives out over £100,000 in emergency food vouchers this Christmas
Image Source: CBCEW The Catholic Archdiocese of Cardiff is one of just 100 UK charities – including seven in Wales – to be awarded £100,000 …
Pope Francis: Inculturated Mass shows us the gifts of the Holy Spirit
Pope Francis celebrates Mass according to the Zaire Use at St. Peter’s Basilica on Dec. 1, 2019. Credit; Vatican Media. Pope Francis said yesterday that …
Exiled Catholic archbishop to hold virtual Advent retreat for flock
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz of Minsk-Mohilev, pictured in 2014. Credit: Redaktor01 Remik Kubicki (CC BY 3.0). Exiled Belarusian Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz will lead his flock in …
Catholic diocese prays for the dead and injured after car plows into pedestrians in Trier
A German police officer in front of a crowd. Credit: Heiko Barth/Shutterstock. A Catholic diocese said yesterday that it was praying for the dead and …