Jonathan Goodall. Credit: CBCEW His Eminence Cardinal Vincent Nichols has ordained the former Church of England Bishop of Ebbsfleet, Jonathan Goodall to the Catholic priesthood. …
Weekly Newsletter 12th March 2022 (111)
Weekly Newsletter 12th March 2022 (111). 174 new jobs posted this week.
Russian invasion turning into war against civilians, says Ukrainian Catholic leader
Civilians are evacuated from Irpin, a city next to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv. | State Emergency Service. A Catholic leader said on Friday that the …
Papal almoner to head east ‘as far as possible’ on Ukraine trip
Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski. | lvivadm via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0). Cardinal Konrad Krajewski said on Thursday that he would leave Lviv, western Ukraine, …
Air strike damages Catholic convent as Myanmar conflict continues
The flag of Burma (Myanmar). | Creative Photo Corner/Shutterstock. The Myanmar conflict’s destruction continued early yesterday morning when a military aircraft attack on a town …
At Ukraine border, papal envoy denounces hospital bombing
Cardinal Michael Czerny at the Vatican press office on Feb. 12, 2020. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A papal envoy to Ukraine has denounced the bombing of …
First Mass since Reformation celebrated at Swiss cathedral
Father Pascal Desthieux, the episcopal vicar of Geneva, celebrating Mass St. Pierre Cathedral. Credit: cath.ch The first Catholic Mass in nearly 500 years was celebrated …
Cardinal urges government to ‘expand sponsorship to all Ukrainian refugees’
Family at a Ukraine peace rally. Credit: CBCEW In a letter sent on behalf of, and signed, by London Church Leaders, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has …
Appeals court to hear challenge to UK Down syndrome abortion law
The Court of Appeal is located at the Royal Courts of Justice in London, England. | Willy Barton/Shutterstock. The Court of Appeal will hear a …
Irish Catholic bishops call on Patriarch Kirill to support Ukraine ceasefire
Patriarch Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church. | Nickolay Vinokurov via www.shutterstock.com. Irish Catholic bishops have appealed to the head of the Russian Orthodox Church …
Caritas Social Action Network responds to crisis in Ukraine
Peace for Ukriane banner. Credit: CBCEW peace-for-ukriane-banner- Caritas Social Action Network (CSAN), our official agency for domestic social action, has released a statement on the …
How Pope Francis’ tone on the Ukraine war has shifted
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address on March 6, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis’ Angelus address on Sunday marked a substantial change of pace …
Missionary family returns to Spain from Ukraine: ‘We witnessed God’s miracles
Some members of the Campomar Hernando family with Archbishop Mario Iceta Gavicagogeascoa of Burgos. | Archdiocese of Burgos César Campomar and María Auxiliadora Hernando and …
Ukraine’s resistance to Russian invasion a ‘miracle,’ says Catholic leader
Major Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk records a video message in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 8, 2022. | news.ugcc.ua. The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church …
Lviv’s Armenian Cathedral removes Christ statue for safekeeping amid Ukraine conflict
Image Credit: @TimLeBerre vis Twitter A picture of a statue of Christ being removed from the Armenian Cathedral of Lviv for safekeeping has gone viral …
‘I will go to Ukraine, as far as I can,’ says papal envoy
Papal almoner Cardinal Konrad Krajewski, pictured in St. Peter’s Basilica on June 29, 2019. | Daniel Ibáñez/CNA. A Vatican cardinal has said that he will …
Catholic leader thanks Poles for welcoming 1 million people fleeing Ukraine war
Polish volunteers help Ukrainian refugees arriving at a train station in Przemyśl, southeastern Poland. | Kutsenko Volodymyr/Shutterstock. The leader of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church …
Pope Francis on Lent: Jesus is with us, even when we’re tempted
siam.pukkato/Shutterstock. Pope Francis highlighted Jesus’ 40-day journey in the desert, where he is tempted by the devil, as an example for the faithful during Lent. …
Pope Francis sends cardinals to Ukraine, where ‘rivers of blood and tears flow’
Pope Francis delivers his Angelus address at the Vatican, March. 6, 2022. | Vatican Media. Pope Francis condemned Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and expressed his …
Here’s the story behind the viral photo of Ukrainian man hugging crucifix
Photo illustration. | Shutterstock A photo of an unidentified man hugging a life-size crucifix in Ukraine went viral across social media platforms as Russia began …