Msgr. Georg Ratzinger. Credit: Paul Badde/EWTN. Benedict XVI’s older brother Georg Ratzinger died this morning, just a little more than one week after the pope …
Pope Francis praying for Polish Catholics seeking Vatican intervention on clerical abuse
Pope Francis. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. Pope Francis is praying for a group of lay people who appealed to him to crack down on clerical abuse …
“Apply for settled status as soon as possible!” Bishop Kenney urges European citizens who have made their homes in the UK
Bishop Kenney Exactly a year before the government’s deadline for EU, EEA and Swiss citizens living in the UK to apply for Settled Status, a …
6,666 abortions performed in Ireland last year after repeal of pro-life law
Irish flag. Credit: L F File/Shutterstock. A total of 6,666 abortions were performed in Ireland in the first year following the repeal of the country’s …
Pell: Church’s mission ‘no justification’ for financial inefficiency or corruption
Cardinal George Pell. Credit: Matthew Rarey/CNA Cardinal George Pell has said that the Church’s spiritual mission is no excuse for bad management, and that financial …
Cardinal Zen: ‘No confidence’ in HK religious freedom after new security law
Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun, Bishop Emeritus of Hong Kong, speaks at the Pontifical Urban University in Rome, Nov. 18, 2014. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA. Cardinal Joseph …
Pope Francis urges Catholic media to help young tell good from evil
Pope Francis, pictured in St. Peter’s Square, September 10, 2014. Credit: Giulio Napolitano/Shutterstock. The world needs media that can help young people to distinguish between …
Bishop O’Toole describes “Return from Exile” as Churches prepare to celebrate Public Masses again
The Bishop of Plymouth, Bishop Mark O’Toole has described the announcement of the resumption of public masses as a “return from exile”. Citing the experience …
Documents seized from office managing St. Peter’s as Pope Francis appoints commissioner
St. Peter’s Basilica. Credit: Bohumil Petrik/CNA Pope Francis has appointed a commissioner to reform the administration of the office responsible for the upkeep of St. …
Full text: Pope Francis’ homily on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
Here is the full text of Pope Francis’ homily on the Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul delivered June 29, 2020 at the Basilica of …
Pope Francis on feast of Saints Peter and Paul: ‘Only prayer unlocks chains’
Pope Francis offers Mass on the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul on June 29, 2019. Credit: Daniel Ibanez/CNA. On the Solemnity of Saints Peter …
Church leaders call on the UK government to help deter annexation of the West Bank
Church leaders from the United Reformed Church, Church of Scotland, Quakers in Britain, Methodist Church, Church of England and Catholic Church have called on the …
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In crowded Rohingya refugee camps, social distancing presents challenges
Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh. Credit: DFID_CC 2.0. While hand washing and social distancing have been implemented around the globe as tools to fight the …
Pope Francis: ‘There is no true love without the cross
Pope Francis waves from his window overlooking St. Peter’s Square during an Angelus address. Credit: Vatican Media. There is no true love without the cross, …
Bishops want time limit on UK immigration detention
Catholic and Anglican Bishops have urged MPs to support a time-limit on immigration detention ahead of a crucial vote in Parliament this week. Their letter …
Pope Francis ‘appreciates’ the ‘Synodal Way,’ says German bishop after private audience
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishop’s conference in St. Peter’s Square, June 27, 2020. Credit: Deutsche Bischofskonferenz/Matthias Kopp Pope Francis “appreciates” the German …
Victorian politician calls for inquiry into investigation of Cardinal Pell
Cardinal George Pell at the Vatican, March 2016. Credit: Alexey Gotovskyi/CNA. A member of the Parliament of Victoria has urged that there be an inquiry …
Catholic English priest ‘thoroughly surprised’ to have an asteroid named after him
Research astronomer Fr. Christopher Corbally. Courtesy of Fr. Corbally Somewhere between Mars and Jupiter there is a hunk of rock that now bears the name …
Catholic Church in Germany lost a record number of members last year
Bishop Georg Bätzing, president of the German bishops’ conference. Courtesy: Diocese of Limburg A record number of Catholics formally left the Church in Germany in …