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Pope Francis meets Knights of Columbus leader at Vatican
Oct 25, 2021 / 13:00 pmPatrick E. Kelly took office on March 1.
Pope Francis names Jeffrey Sachs to pontifical academy
Oct 25, 2021 / 06:30 amSachs has been a frequent visitor to the Vatican in recent years.
Indian Catholic archbishop criticizes Christian missionary survey plan
Oct 25, 2021 / 04:30 am‘There is no good that will come out of it,’ said Archbishop Peter Machado.
English assisted suicide bill not put to vote in House of Lords
Oct 22, 2021 / 15:00 pmAfter seven hours of debate and notable opposition in the House of Lords on Friday, the sponsor of a bill that would legalize assisted suicide in England and Wales chose not to take the bill to a vote.
Adults from Afghanistan, Iran, prepare to be baptized as Catholics in Vienna
Oct 22, 2021 / 13:00 pmSome have had ‘very deep religious experiences.’
Catholic, Anglican, and Jewish leaders urge UK Parliament to reject assisted suicide bill
Oct 22, 2021 / 06:35 amThey called for ‘high-quality palliative care’ to be made available to all.
Pope Francis asks Catholics to be ‘more courageous’ in tackling crisis exposed by COVID-19
Oct 22, 2021 / 03:00 am‘We cannot resign ourselves and sit back and watch,’ he said.
Could St. John Paul II be declared a Doctor of the Church?
Oct 22, 2021 / 02:00 amThe Polish bishops’ conference made a formal request in 2019.
UK lawmaker proposes adding ‘Amess amendment’ on last rites to bill
Oct 21, 2021 / 14:00 pmThe amendment would ensure that Catholic priests can administer the last rites at crime scenes.
Benedict XVI is ‘full of zest for life,’ says Archbishop Gänswein
Oct 21, 2021 / 04:40 amThe archbishop said the 94-year-old is ‘stable in his physical weakness.’
Poland commemorates anniversary of Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko’s martyrdom
Oct 20, 2021 / 13:00 pmThe blessed was killed on Oct. 19, 1984.
Catholic leader says his archdiocese won’t take part in global synodal process, citing ‘ideological’ risk
Oct 20, 2021 / 09:00 amHis archdiocese is one of the world’s smallest.
Pope Francis thanks child for impromptu ‘lesson’ at general audience
Oct 20, 2021 / 03:45 amThe boy approached the pope during his weekly catechesis.
‘I hope that I can join them soon’: Benedict XVI sends condolence message after friend’s death
Oct 19, 2021 / 09:00 amHe said that the death of Fr. Gerhard Winkler touched him deeply.
Sir David Amess death: Catholic bishop calls for last rites to be recognized as ‘emergency service’
Oct 19, 2021 / 05:55 amPolice reportedly turned away a priest who sought to administer the last rites to the Catholic Member of Parliament.
Fire ‘set deliberately’ damages Scotland’s national shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes
Oct 19, 2021 / 04:20 amIt is the latest in a series of incidents that have alarmed the country’s Catholics.
Catholic colleagues pay tribute to slain British lawmaker Sir David Amess
Oct 18, 2021 / 13:00 pmDavid Alton said: ‘His faith was in his DNA and animated his belief in public service.’
Ex-Anglican bishop: As a Catholic, I want to help the persecuted abroad and marginalized Christians at home
Oct 18, 2021 / 12:00 pmDr. Michael Nazir-Ali described his reception into the Catholic Church as a ‘bittersweet moment.’
Pope Francis names USCCB evangelization chair as new bishop of Crookston diocese
Oct 18, 2021 / 06:20 amBishop Andrew Cozzens succeeds Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who resigned in April.
Journalists astounded Catholic priest denied opportunity to give last rites to dying MP
Oct 18, 2021 / 05:00 amTwo journalists express astonishment that a Catholic priest was denied the opportunity to give last rites to British lawmaker Sir David Amess after he was stabbed on Friday, October 15, 2021, arguing it reveals the need for British national policy on the administering of the last rites.