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Australian federal police find no criminal misconduct in mysterious Vatican transfers

Feb 3, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

The Australian Federal Police said on Wednesday that it had found no evidence of criminal misconduct in its investigation into... Read more

Pope Francis gives a general audience address in the library of the Apostolic Palace Feb. 3, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis: Without liturgy, Christianity is without the whole of Christ

Feb 3, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis said Wednesday that it is essential for Christians to participate in the liturgy and the sacraments to encounter... Read more

Archbishop Dermot Farrell prays in St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, on Feb. 2, 2021. Photo credits: John McElroy.

Dublin’s new Catholic archbishop at installation Mass: ‘I come to you with hope in my heart’

Feb 2, 2021

Dublin’s new archbishop said at his installation Mass on Tuesday that he was taking up the role “with hope in... Read more

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica on Feb. 2, 2021. Credit: Vatican Media.

Pope Francis on Feast of Presentation: Learn from the patience of Simeon and Anna

Feb 2, 2021

By Courtney Mares

On the feast of the Presentation of the Lord, Pope Francis pointed to Simeon and Anna as models of having... Read more

The logo of the Veritas Amoris Project. Screenshot from veritasamoris.org.

International Catholic project launched to promote ‘truth of love’ to 21st-century world

Feb 2, 2021

By CNA Staff

An international group of Catholic academics has launched an ambitious new project to proclaim the “truth of love” to 21st-century... Read more

Margaret Karram, the third president to lead the Focolare Movement. Credit: CSC Audiovisivi.

Focolare Movement elects Holy Land Catholic as new president

Feb 2, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Focolare Movement has elected Margaret Karram as the new president of the international Catholic organization.  Read more

The Raising of Lazarus (1857), by Léon Joseph Florentin Bonnat. Public Domain.

Pope Francis adds feast of Martha, Mary, and Lazarus to Church calendar

Feb 2, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis on Tuesday added the memorial of Sts. Mary, Martha, and Lazarus to the General Roman Calendar, giving the... Read more

Cardinal Péter Erdő, archbishop of Esztergom-Budapest, Hungary.

Cardinal: Eucharistic Congress in Budapest will be ‘a great sign of hope’ amid pandemic

Feb 1, 2021

By Luke Coppen

Cardinal Péter Erdő will host the 52nd International Eucharistic Congress in September. Read more

Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, in London, England, on March 14, 2011. Credit: Mazur/catholicchurch.org.uk.

Vatican cardinal speaks out against social stigma for leprosy patients

Feb 1, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

People with leprosy suffer not only from physical disease but also from harmful social stigmas which can lead to mental illness,... Read more

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Portugal’s Catholic bishops express ‘sadness and indignation’ as parliament backs euthanasia bill

Feb 1, 2021

Portugal’s bishops have expressed “sadness and indignation” after parliament approved a bill approving euthanasia.  Read more

Cardinal George Pell gives an interview to EWTN News in Rome, Italy, on Dec. 9, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Prosecutors drop charges against journalists over Pell trial as media outlets admit breach

Feb 1, 2021

Australian prosecutors announced on Monday that they were dropping charges against individual journalists accused of breaching a gag order over the... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin, pictured in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 3, 2015.

Cardinal Parolin brings message of peace and reconciliation to Cameroon

Feb 1, 2021

By Hannah Brockhaus

On a visit to Cameroon this week, the Vatican secretary of state said he is hoping peace and reconciliation can... Read more

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Catholic priest who ‘died twice’ gives thanks for coronavirus recovery

Jan 30, 2021

By Luke Coppen

In March 2020, Fr. Michael Stack was looking forward to retiring after years of exhausting priestly ministry. Then the coronavirus... Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on  April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis appeals for fight against ‘unacceptable poverty’

Jan 29, 2021

Pope Francis encouraged Catholic organizations on Friday to continue to fight against “unacceptable poverty.”  Read more

Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on Oct. 22, 2016. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis calls for ‘mission of compassion’ spurred by pandemic

Jan 29, 2021

Pope Francis urged Catholics on Friday to engage in a “mission of compassion” to a world ravaged by the coronavirus... Read more

Cardinal Pietro Parolin attends an ordination at the Basilica of Sant'Eugenio in Rome, Sept. 5, 2020. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican cardinal visits Cameroon as Catholic Church seeks to resolve Anglophone crisis

Jan 28, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican’s Secretary of State kicked off a week-long trip to Cameroon on Thursday in which he will visit a... Read more

Pope Francis pictured at the general audience at the Vatican April 17, 2013. Credit: Mazur/catholicnews.org.uk.

Pope Francis to meet top Shiite cleric on Iraq visit, says cardinal

Jan 28, 2021

By Courtney Mares

Pope Francis will meet with Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani during his trip to Iraq, a cardinal said on Thursday  Read more

Baby Feet. Credit: Morgan via Flickr (CC BY 2.0).

Landmark abortion ruling published in Poland

Jan 28, 2021

Poland’s constitutional court published on Wednesday the rationale for its declaration that abortion for fetal abnormalities is unconstitutional three months... Read more

Fr. Marceli Godlewski. Credit: Franciscan Sisters of the Family of Mary, Warsaw.

How a Catholic pastor saved hundreds of his Jewish neighbors in the Warsaw Ghetto

Jan 27, 2021

Before the war, Fr. Marceli Godlewski seemed an unlikely candidate to be honored as “Righteous Among the Nations.” But he... Read more

Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, Secretary for Relations with States within the Holy See’s Secretariat of State, at the Vatican Oct. 27, 2017. Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA.

Vatican official: Catholics can add value to ‘Green New Deal’ debate

Jan 27, 2021

By Courtney Mares

The Vatican Secretary for Relations with States has said that Catholics can apply the Church’s social teaching to evaluate aspects... Read more