Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teenager and computer programmer who died in 2006, will be beatified October 10 in Assisi, Italy. “The joy we have …
Weekly Newsletter 13th June 2020 (22)
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43 new jobs posted this week.
Record abortion figures in England and Wales ‘a national tragedy’
An unborn baby at 20 weeks. Credit: Steve via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). A record number of abortions took place in England and Wales in …
‘The Eucharist gives life’: Poles celebrate Corpus Christi amid pandemic
A Corpus Christi procession in the Stara Miłosna quarter of Warsaw, June 11, 2020. All photos: Fr. Mariusz Wedziuk. Catholics took part in traditional Corpus …
Parish priest says reported Eucharistic miracle has led to conversions
Pilgrims venerate the Host at St. Hyacinth in Legnica, Poland. Credit: EWTN Polska As the Vatican continues to evaluate a reported Eucharistic miracle in Poland, …
Bishop McKinney: Rest awhile in God’s love, care and compassion so you might feel refreshed
Nottingham Cathedral was the venue last night for this week’s special Mass offered for the sick, their families, NHS workers and social care staff. On …
Charity, Victim Support, to run Church support service for survivors of abuse
Victim Support has been awarded the contract to manage Safe Spaces, a joint Anglican and Catholic project to provide a vital support service for survivors …
UK Catholic bishops: visa rules are causing supply priest shortage
Bishop Paul McAleenan, lead bishop for migrants and refugees of the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk. UK visa rules are leaving parishes …
Vatican halts German diocesan plan to turn 800 parishes into 35
Bischof Stephan Ackermann of Trier. Credit: Bistum Trier. The Vatican has intervened to halt a controversial plan to reorganise a German diocese. Bishop Stephan Ackermann of …
Venerable Carlo Acutis and his love for the Eucharist
Venerable Carlo Acutis. Credit: carloacutis.com. Venerable Carlo Acutis, an Italian teen whose beatification Pope Francis approved in February, is known for his gift for computer …
Opening Catholic churches for private, individual prayer a “big step forward for society”, says Cardinal Nichols
Just days before churches in England re-open for private, individual prayer having been closed to the public since 23 March to help stop the spread …
Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi to be broadcast on BBC Radio 4
Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrates Mass for the Feast of Corpus Christi live from Westminster Cathedral. For countless believers unable to get to church, a live …
‘God is inviting us to be part of the solution’- Black Catholic priests on racism and healing
Fr. Josh Johnson. Courtesy photo. Two black Catholic priests— one ordained six years, the other 42— shared their thoughts with CNA this week on the …
Pope Francis: God awaits us in our darkest moments
Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace. Credit: Vatican Media In our darkest moments God awaits us and …
Analysis: Is the Torzi arrest a beginning or an end?
Dome of St. Peter’s basilica, Vatican City. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA For those following the serpentine turns of the ongoing Vatican financial scandals, the arrest of …
Pope Francis starts fund of 1 million euros for Rome’s unemployed after coronavirus
As Bishop of Rome, Pope Francis has started a fund with 1 million euros ($1.1 million) to help those in the Diocese of Rome who …
Vatican should renew China deal for ‘one or two years,’ says negotiator
Archbishop Claudio Maria Celli says Mass in Rome Jan. 22, 2016. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA With the Vatican’s interim deal with the Chinese government due to …
Cardinal Nichols praises “outstanding generosity” of Gubay Foundation after £1 million donation to alleviate poverty caused by COVID-19
President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Cardinal Vincent Nichols has thanked the Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation for its “exceptional and magnificent” …
Cardinal Becciu says Torzi arrest is no ‘earthquake’
Cardinal Giovanni Angelo Becciu, center, in 2015. Credit: Alan Holdren/CNA. Cardinal Angelo Becciu has said that the arrest of a businessman at the center of …
Bishop Egan urges Catholics to reject ‘detestable’ changes to Guernsey abortion law
Bishop Philip Egan of Portsmouth. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk In a hard-hitting message on Trinity Sunday, Bishop Philip Egan warned the island’s Catholics that “persons within the legislature of …