Dec 4, 2020 - 06:35 pm .- Archbishop Christophe Pierre, Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, will present a webinar on the pope’s recent encyclical, Fratelli Tutti.
Dec 4, 2020 - 04:30 pm .- Actors from the films trilogies the “Lord of the Rings” and “The Hobbit” have backed a campaign to turn the former home of Catholic author JRR Tolkien into an educational center.
Dec 4, 2020 - 02:00 pm .- A Vatican archbishop expressed “grave concern” Thursday at the rise in attacks on believers praying in places of worship.
Dec 4, 2020 - 01:00 pm .- Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa made a solemn entry into the Church of the Holy Sepulchre Friday as the new Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem.
Dec 4, 2020 - 12:01 pm .- The Catholic leaders of the Holy Land are demanding an investigation into an attempted arson attack at a basilica located near the Garden of Gethsemane.
Dec 4, 2020 - 11:30 am .- A pro-life research group has clarified which of the leading COVID vaccine candidates in the United States have not used abortion-derived cell lines in production or testing.
Dec 4, 2020 - 11:23 am .- Archbishop Charles Chaput said that Catholic president-elect Joe Biden should not receive Holy Communion because of his support for the “grave moral evil” of abortion.
Dec 4, 2020 - 11:00 am .- The United States’ international aid agency has given a $900,000 grant to a Catholic group to provide food to people suffering from hunger in Italy because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dec 4, 2020 - 09:40 am .- The Vatican published Friday a guide with suggestions for Catholic bishops to promote unity with other Christian communities, and offering practical advice for how to overcome common challenges to ecumenism.
Dec 4, 2020 - 08:30 am .- Notre-Dame Cathedral choir will return to the damaged cathedral on Christmas Eve to perform a concert that will be broadcast live from Paris.
Dec 4, 2020 - 07:05 am .- Archbishop Georg Gänswein has denied media reports that Benedict XVI has lost his voice.
Dec 4, 2020 - 05:30 am .- Pope Francis accepted Friday the resignation of 76-year-old Canadian Archbishop Terrence Prendergast, S.J., and confirmed his successor as Archbishop of Ottawa-Cornwall.
Dec 4, 2020 - 04:00 am .- Pope Francis has established the global network that promotes his monthly prayer intentions as a Vatican body.
Dec 4, 2020 - 12:23 am .- On Thursday, the Catholic bishops of Australia and two other Catholic entities launched Australian Catholic Safeguarding Limited, a company charged with the safeguarding of children against sexual abuse by clergy.
