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An altar display of items associated with 17th-century English martyr St. Edmund Arrowsmith at the Church of St. Edmund and St. Oswald in Ashton-in-Makerfield, a former mining town midway between Liverpool and Manchester.

Mass attendance rises in the UK, though still far below pre-pandemic levels

Feb 12, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

Though not yet near pre-pandemic levels, Mass attendance numbers are on the rise in England and Wales, according to figures... Read more

Thousands of people walk prayerfully together through the streets during a Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, on the feast of St. Brigid, Feb. 1, 2025.

Eucharistic procession a ‘breakthrough’ in Ireland

Feb 12, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

A recent Eucharistic procession in Derry, Ireland, highlighted an inspiring revival of Catholic faith in a city synonymous with some... Read more

Pope Francis waves to pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square for his Wednesday general audience on Dec. 4, 2024.

Pope makes surprise festival appearance with peace plea

Feb 11, 2025

By AC Wimmer

Speaking from his residence at Casa Santa Marta in an unscheduled appearance via video, the pontiff praised music's unique ability... Read more

Father Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM, is pastor of the parish church at the Marian shrine of Medjugorje.

Pastor of Medjugorje’s parish church to skeptics: ‘Come and see’

Feb 11, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Father Zvonimir Pavicic, OFM, welcomed the recent Vatican recognition of the spiritual phenomenon at Medjugorje as a call to make... Read more

Our Lady of Lourdes grotto, Lourdes, France.

5 fascinating facts about the apparitions of Our Lady of Lourdes

Feb 11, 2025

By Francesca Pollio Fenton

On Feb. 11, the Catholic Church celebrates the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Read more

Cardinal Kurt Koch speaks to journalists at the Synod on Synodality press briefing held at the Vatican’s Holy See Press Office on Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024.

Cardinal Koch rejects extreme traditionalist, progressive positions on Vatican II

Feb 9, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Cardinal Kurt Koch reflected the tension between the two essential parts of the Second Vatican Council: fidelity to the sources... Read more

The Paris public prosecutor’s office announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre, known as a poor priest, because he is no longer alive.

Allegations of abuse: Paris public prosecutor’s office will not investigate Abbé Pierre

Feb 7, 2025

By CNA Deutsch

The Paris public prosecutor’s office has announced that, despite serious allegations of abuse, it will not investigate Abbé Pierre because... Read more

St. Marie’s Roman Catholic Cathedral in Sheffield, England, was open for prayer on Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025, after a student at All Saints Catholic High School there was stabbed to death on Monday, Feb. 3.

Police charge teenager with stabbing classmate at Catholic high school in England

Feb 5, 2025

By Jonah McKeown

The alleged attacker reportedly stabbed 15-year-old Harvey Willgoose to death Feb. 3 at All Saints Catholic High School in the... Read more

France’s Prime Minister Francois Bayrou attends a session of questions to the government at the National Assembly, France’s lower house of Parliament, in Paris on Feb. 4, 2025.

French prime minister’s Catholic faith slammed after his decision to split end-of-life bill

Feb 5, 2025

By Solène Tadié

Opponents of the original bill saw it, on the contrary, as a courageous choice that endeavors to respect the plurality... Read more

Bishop Santiago Gómez Sierra visits St. Paul Parish in the Diocese of Huelva, Spain, in 2022.

Spanish diocese cancels parish prep course for blessing irregular couples

Feb 5, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

“This way of accompanying Christian faithful who are in such situations does not correspond with the teaching of Pope Francis,”... Read more

This painting of St. Peter visiting St. Agatha was created by Federico Zuccari between 1597 and 1599 for the altar of Sant’Agata in the Milan Cathedral. It was directly commissioned by Milan native Federico Borromeo, a cousin of St. Charles Borromeo.

St. Agatha, the early Church martyr who tradition says was visited by St. Peter

Feb 5, 2025

By ACI Prensa

Agatha was ruthlessly tortured and martyred under the Roman Emperor Decius in the third century and credited after her death... Read more

“To affirm that Jesus’ wisdom comes from his stay in India or Tibet before beginning his public life at 30 years of age is a lack of respect for the Gospels and also hides other errors, for example an erroneous conception of Christology,” Spanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla said.

‘Jesus was not a yogi’: Bishop refutes theories spread by priest

Feb 4, 2025

By Nicolás de Cárdenas

Spanish Bishop José Ignacio Munilla warned about the theories spread by Father Pablo d’Ors that suppose a “crazy interpretation of... Read more

Father Arturo Sosa, superior general of the Society of Jesus, prepares to celebrate Mass at the Gesu in Rome on Oct. 15, 2016.

Jesuits to hold third world summit of major superiors in October

Feb 3, 2025

By Walter Sánchez Silva

The superior general of the Society of Jesus, Venezuelan priest Arturo Sosa, has convoked a meeting of all the Jesuit... Read more

Servant of God Antonio “Nino” Baglieri.

Cause for beatification of quadriplegic who brought many sick people to Christ advances

Feb 2, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The Dicastery for the Causes of Saints has validated the diocesan investigation for the beatification cause of Servant of God... Read more

St. Brigid of Kildare building the Church of the Oak, detail from a window of St. Etheldreda’s Church in London.

Ireland’s spiritual mother faces secular reinterpretation

Feb 1, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

In Ireland, Feb. 1 marks the beginning of spring and the celebration of “Lá Fhéile Bríde” — St. Brigid’s Day. Read more

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St. Brigid of Ireland and her unmistakable Irish cross

Feb 1, 2025

By Patrick J. Passmore

St. Brigid has given Ireland one of its most iconic religious and cultural images — the cross that carries her... Read more

St. John Bosco.

The little-known story of when the Masons tried to kill Don Bosco

Jan 31, 2025

By ACI Prensa

History notes how much the Freemasons hated St. John Bosco — whose feast the Church celebrates Jan. 31 — but... Read more

The Reichstag building in Berlin, where the Bundestag meets.

German bishops distance themselves from migration statement ahead of key Parliament vote

Jan 30, 2025

By AC Wimmer

The controversy has highlighted divisions within German Catholicism regarding migration policy. Read more

Luigina Siniapi’s numerous supernatural gifts, including bilocation and precognition of events and situations, were recognized by  the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints.

Visionary laywoman who was friend of Padre Pio declared venerable

Jan 29, 2025

By Diego López Marina

The Vatican has issued a decree recognizing the heroic virtues of Servant of God Luigina Sinapi, declaring her “venerable.” Read more

Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos of Albania, 95, died on Jan. 25, 2025 in Greece due to a recent illness. He led the Albanian Orthodox church for nearly 33 years.

Orthodox Archbishop Anastasios of Albania dies at 95 following illness

Jan 28, 2025

By Kristina Millare

Under Archbishop Anastasios Yannoulatos’ leadership, after the fall of communism, more than 400 parishes were reopened and several new churches... Read more