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, …

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 …

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 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 …

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 …

The Church of St. James in Medjugorje, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Credit: Miropink/Shutterstock. Pope Francis has urged young people gathered in Medjugorje to imitate the Virgin …

Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis urged Catholics Sunday to follow “God’s …

Pope Francis is pictured during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. Pope Francis deplored a firebomb attack on a cathedral in Nicaragua. Speaking after his …

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 9, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis appointed an official from the Vatican Secretariat of State as his …

Via Shutterstock. A feminist group said yesterday that it may launch a legal challenge over new rules to increase female representation on public boards in …

The Catholic Bishops responsible for Healthcare and Life issues have released a paper providing clarity and assurances on the moral issues surrounding vaccination and to …

Earl Gage Jr. in an undated photo from the San Francisco Independent newspaper. Photo courtesy of Blondell Chism via Catholic San Francisco. San Francisco’s first …

Bishop James Su Zhimin. Image from Congressional – Executive Commission On China Political Prisoner Database. The fate of a long-imprisoned Catholic bishop in China was …

Credit: Estitxu Carton via Flickr (CC BY-SA 2.0). Exorcism is not an obscure practice shrouded in darkness, but a ministry filled with light, peace, and …

China computer hacking. Image credit: Aleksandar Malivuk/Shutterstock State-sponsored hackers have reportedly targeted Vatican computer networks in an attempt to give China an advantage in negotiations …

Catholic bishops have said that proposed hate crime legislation in Scotland could criminalise the Bible and the Catechism of the Catholic Church. In a statement issued …

Pope Benedict XVI on Aug. 28, 2010. Credit: L’Osservatore Romano. Pope emeritus Benedict XVI has praised the “glorious music” of Johann Sebastian Bach in a …

Credit: Shutterstock. People made homeless as a result of the coronavirus pandemic will “need a lot of help” to get their lives back on track, …

Cardinal Joseph Zen, the emeritus Bishop of Hong Kong, has made an impassioned defence of the Second Vatican Council, criticizing both “extreme conservatives” and “extreme …