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New Amazon region 'ecclesial conference' created
Following a recommendation by the Amazon synod, a new “ecclesial conference” for the Amazon region was created Monday. Read more
Pope Francis urges Catholic media to help young tell good from evil
The world needs media that can help young people to distinguish between good and evil, presenting the facts in a... Read more
Pope Francis ‘appreciates’ the ‘Synodal Way,’ says German bishop after private audience
Pope Francis “appreciates” the German Church’s “Synodal Way,” the president of the German bishops’ conference said after meeting with the... Read more
Cardinal’s notes give depth to research in Venerable Pius XII archives
The Vatican’s apostolic archives reopened to researchers in June after a nearly three-month closure because of the pandemic. Read more
Irish churches exempted from 50 person limit during coronavirus reopening
Churches and other places of worship in Ireland will be permitted to open to more than 50 people, following a... Read more
Scientists confirm Italian crucifix is oldest wooden statue in Europe
Scientists confirmed this month that a crucifix in the Italian city of Lucca is the oldest wooden statue in Europe. Read more
Catholic Church in Germany lost a record number of members last year
A record number of Catholics formally left the Church in Germany in 2019, according to official figures released Friday. Read more
Catholic priest ‘thoroughly surprised’ to have asteroid named after him
Somewhere between Mars and Jupiter there is a hunk of rock that now bears the name of a living English... Read more
England's Catholics asked to consider avoiding Sunday Masses amid attendance limits
England’s metropolitan archbishops urged Catholics Thursday to consider going to Mass during the week rather than on Sunday after public... Read more
Pope Francis appoints apostolic administrator for troubled Polish diocese
Pope Francis appointed Thursday an apostolic administrator to take charge of a Polish diocese whose bishop is under investigation over... Read more
Catholics pray for reconciliation on 70th anniversary of the Korean War
Korean Catholics marked the 70th anniversary of the start of the Korean War -- a war which never technically ended... Read more
Finding God in Shanghai: a Chinese convert’s path to faith
At his baptism at a Catholic church in Shanghai, Dalù said that he “cried like a baby” knowing that his... Read more
Pope Francis thanks Paralympian Alex Zanardi for offering 'lesson in humanity'
Pope Francis has written a letter of encouragement to Alex Zanardi, a Formula One driver turned Paralympic champion who is... Read more
Pope Francis: In life’s ups and downs, make prayer your constant
King David is an example of being consistent in prayer no matter what life throws at you or what good... Read more
Religious sisters risk lives to rescue the vulnerable amid pandemic
Sister Stan Mumuni dedicates her life to caring for abandoned children with birth defects in Ghana. When the coronavirus pandemic... Read more
English Catholic leader welcomes return of public Masses from July 4
An English cardinal welcomed the government’s decision Tuesday to permit the resumption of public Masses from July 4. Read more
Cardinal asks Catholics to help pandemic-hit families and schools in the Holy Land
A cardinal has urged Catholics worldwide to support a fund helping families and schools in the Holy Land affected by... Read more
Catholic parish offers phone support to more than 500 people amid pandemic
A few years ago Catholics in a suburb of Liverpool, England, recognized that they had a problem: parishioners didn’t know... Read more
Catholic bishop urges UK to preserve Sunday as a day of rest
A bishop has urged Christians to speak out against plans to relax Sunday trading laws in the United Kingdom as... Read more
Rome’s Irish College will not receive Irish seminarians next academic year
The trustees of the Pontifical Irish College decided last week that the national seminary in Rome will no longer host... Read more
