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Pope Francis announces his prayer intention for June 2022
Jun 2, 2022 / 11:58 amThe choice is fitting, since families from around the world will gather in Rome later this month for the World Meeting of Families on June 22-26.
Pope Francis congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on her platinum jubilee
Jun 2, 2022 / 06:21 amQueen Elizabeth II, England's longest reigning monarch, has met five popes in her lifetime, four of them as queen.
Pope Francis names Cardinal Cupich a member of Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship
Jun 1, 2022 / 05:25 amIn 2021, the Chicago archbishop welcomed the publication of Traditionis custodes.
Muslim and Protestant politicians receive Communion at German Catholic event
Jun 1, 2022 / 02:45 amOrganizers of the German March for Life said they were barred from having a stall.
Pope Francis prays rosary for peace in Ukraine and around the world
May 31, 2022 / 11:10 amThe pope meditated on the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary in union with Marian shrines around the world.
Kazakhstan looks forward to papal visit in September as it marks 30 years of diplomatic relations with Vatican
May 31, 2022 / 08:33 amThe pope has decided to attend the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in Nur-Sultan.
Pope Francis attends funeral of Cardinal Sodano
May 31, 2022 / 06:30 amThe influential former Vatican Secretary of State died on May 27 at the age of 94.
Vatican offers plenary indulgence for visiting the elderly on Grandparents’ Day
May 30, 2022 / 08:20 amThe 2nd World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly will take place on July 24.
Pope Francis: Remembrance is the antidote to ‘escalation of evil’
May 30, 2022 / 07:15 amThe pope was speaking to members of the Jewish service organization B’nai B’rith International.
Tabernacle stolen from Brooklyn parish church
May 29, 2022 / 16:33 pmA tabernacle has been stolen from St. Augustine Catholic Church in the Park Slope neighborhood of New York City’s Brooklyn borough.
Bishops in US congratulate Bishop McElroy on his elevation to cardinal
May 29, 2022 / 13:50 pmArchbishops José Gomez of Los Angeles and Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco both welcomed the announcement Sunday that Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego is to become a cardinal.
Pope Francis names 21 new cardinals, including US Bishop McElroy
May 29, 2022 / 05:46 amThe pope made the announcement after the Regina Coeli.
Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) declares its 'full independence'
May 28, 2022 / 13:45 pmA council of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate) on Friday resolved on its “full self-sufficiency and independence,” distancing the Church from Russian Orthodoxy.
UPDATE: These Catholic bishops support Nancy Pelosi ban on Holy Communion
May 27, 2022 / 08:39 amSo far only a small minority of U.S. bishops have come out publicly in support of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s May 20 announcement that he is barring Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi from receiving Holy Communion.
Germany’s Bishop Bätzing defends promotion of priest accused of sexual harassment
May 27, 2022 / 06:45 amThe chairman of the German bishops’ conference said he would handle the case differently today.
Armenian patriarch to represent Catholics at Middle East Council of Churches
May 27, 2022 / 03:00 amPatriarch Raphaël Bedros XXI Minassian has led the Armenian Catholic Church since September 2021.
Bishops lament threats facing Jerusalem's Christians
May 26, 2022 / 18:00 pmAt the end of a trip to the Holy Land, a group of European bishops lamented the threats to Jerusalem’s Christians, noting in particular the attack on mourners at the funeral of Shireen Abu Akleh.
Pope Francis encourages Hispanic ministry in North America
May 26, 2022 / 17:00 pmIn a video message on Thursday, Pope Francis encouraged the Pontifical Commission for Latin America to continue its mission at the service of the Church in Latin American Church and of Hispanic ministry in the United States and Canada.
Ukraine war: Catholics invited to join Pope Francis in praying rosary for peace
May 26, 2022 / 06:42 amThe Vatican said: ‘All the faithful in every part of the world are invited to support Pope Francis in his prayer to the Queen of Peace.’
Nancy Pelosi's Communion ban will apply in Diocese of Arlington, bishop says
May 25, 2022 / 21:21 pmArchbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone's direction "is not limited to just a geographical area,” Bishop Michael J. Burbidge of Arlington said.