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Immaculate Conception: Pope Francis cancels traditional act of veneration due to pandemic
The Vatican has announced that Pope Francis will not visit Rome’s Piazza di Spagna this year for the traditional veneration... Read more
French Catholic bishops win appeal against 30-person Mass limit
The French Council of State has ruled that a proposed 30-person limit on Masses and other forms of public worship is... Read more
Canadian Catholic bishop resigns at age of 64 ‘for the good of the Church’
Pope Francis accepted Sunday the resignation of a Canadian Catholic bishop at the age of 64. Read more
Pope Francis tells Orthodox leader: I am confident we will achieve full unity
Pope Francis told the Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople Monday that he is confident that Catholics and Orthodox Christians will attain... Read more
French bishops launch second legal appeal to reinstate public Masses for all
The French bishops’ conference announced Friday that it would submit another appeal to the Council of State, calling the proposed... Read more
New archbishop takes helm of Canadian Catholic archdiocese
A new archbishop took the helm in the Canadian archdiocese of Halifax-Yarmouth Friday. Read more
Artist offers to restore beheaded statue of Virgin Mary in Germany
An art restorer in Germany has offered to restore a decapitated statue of the Virgin Mary free of charge. Read more
Patriarch of Venice calls for prayers of reparation after Virgin Mary statue decapitated
A statue of the Virgin Mary in a public square in a suburb of Venice, Italy, was vandalized Thursday night. Read more
Catholic archbishop: Pray for priest kidnapped in Nigeria
A Nigerian archbishop has asked for prayers for the safe release of a priest kidnapped in Abuja earlier this week. Read more
Pope Francis: Avoid the temptation of seeking ‘utopia’ in this world
In a video message to a Catholic social doctrine conference on Thursday, Pope Francis said that remembering our baptism and the... Read more
Cardinal Schönborn deplores attack on rabbi in Vienna
Cardinal Christoph Schönborn deplored Friday an attack on a rabbi in the Austrian capital, Vienna. Read more
Vatican dicastery urges youngsters to share wisdom of elderly people facing Christmas alone
A Vatican dicastery launched a new campaign Friday urging young people to share wisdom gleaned from the elderly facing Christmas... Read more
Vatican diplomat: Lockdowns revealed ‘glaring contradiction’ in attitudes towards migrants
Coronavirus lockdowns revealed a “glaring contradiction” in attitudes towards migrants, a Vatican diplomat said Thursday. Read more
Cardinal Nichols urges UK government to reconsider cut to foreign aid budget
Cardinal Vincent Nichols urged the U.K. government Thursday to reconsider a proposed cut to its foreign aid budget. Read more
Catholic bishops appeal for ‘peaceful solution’ to crisis in Belarus
The Catholic bishops of Belarus appealed Wednesday for a “peaceful solution” to the crisis that has gripped their country since... Read more
Twitter criticized as ‘Burn the clergy’ hashtag trends in Spain
On the same day that Pope Francis approved the beatification of 127 Catholics killed in Spain in hatred of the... Read more
Swiss Catholic diocese reportedly rejects Pope Francis’ candidates for new bishop
A Swiss Catholic diocese that elects its own bishop from a shortlist drawn up by the Holy See has rejected... Read more
French bishops press government to review 30-person Mass limit
After a strong reaction by French Catholics to the government’s decision Tuesday night to limit Mass attendance to 30 people... Read more
‘We had no idea’: The hidden life of the reputed stigmatist tortured by Stalin’s secret police
Sr. Wanda Boniszewska led an extraordinary life. But for one religious sister who lived with her in the last years of... Read more
World’s oldest bishop dies in Spain at age 104
Bishop Damián Iguacén Borau, who died Tuesday, was the oldest living Catholic bishop in the world. Read more
