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Theme song unveiled for next World Youth Day in Lisbon
The organizers of World Youth Day 2023 in Lisbon on Wednesday unveiled the event’s official theme song. Read more
Pope Francis on Holocaust Remembrance Day: ‘These things can happen again’
Pope Francis said on Wednesday that commemorating the Holocaust means to be aware that “these things can happen again.” Read more
Cardinal expresses concern about preteens using social media
An Italian cardinal expressed concern this week about the use of social media by children, encouraging the Church to do... Read more
Polish Catholic patient at center of UK court battle dies
A Polish Catholic patient at the center of a U.K. court battle died on Tuesday despite last-minute efforts by bishops... Read more
Cardinal calls for 3-day ‘Nineveh fast’ for return to peace and stability in Iraq
Chaldean Catholics in Iraq are undertaking a three-day “Nineveh fast” this week to pray for peace and security in their... Read more
‘Despite change, the Church remains’: Emotional farewell Mass for Archbishop Kondrusiewicz
Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz said at a farewell Mass on Sunday that the Church would remain a source of strength for... Read more
Polish Catholic Church’s ‘Day of Islam’ seeks to ‘overcome prejudices’
The Polish Catholic Church’s annual “Day of Islam” on Tuesday is an opportunity to overcome prejudices, a bishop who oversees... Read more
Vatican archbishop: Turn off your phone and open the Gospel
A Vatican archbishop urged Catholics to turn off their cell phones and open the Gospel instead as he celebrated Mass... Read more
Pope Francis forced to miss more events due to recurrent nerve pain
Pope Francis has been forced to cancel three public appearances scheduled for Sunday and Monday due to a recurrence of... Read more
Pope Francis: Witness to the truth by exposing ‘fake news’
Pope Francis issued a new warning about misinformation on Saturday, weeks after he was the subject of a viral “fake... Read more
Rosario Livatino: Not even criminal defendants spoke badly of martyred judge
Rosario Livatino, a young judge who was killed in 1990 by the mafia for his efforts to combat organized crime... Read more
Portugal’s Catholic bishops suspend public Masses amid rising COVID-19 cases
Public Masses will be suspended in Portugal from Saturday, the country’s bishops have announced. Read more
Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki hail nuclear weapons ban treaty
The Catholic bishops of Hiroshima and Nagasaki welcomed the United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons that came into force Friday,... Read more
Cardinal: Danish bill requiring translation of homilies threatens religious freedom
A cardinal said on Friday that a proposed law in Denmark requiring the translation of all homilies into Danish is... Read more
Pope Francis recognizes heroic virtues of pioneering French geneticist Jerome Lejeune
Pope Francis recognized on Thursday the heroic virtues of Jérôme Lejeune, the French geneticist who discovered the extra chromosome that... Read more
Recently ordained Catholic priest dies after Madrid parish explosion
A recently ordained Catholic priest died in hospital early Thursday morning after an explosion destroyed a parish building in the... Read more
Bishops write to UK Health Secretary over plight of Polish Catholic patient
Catholic bishops wrote to Britain’s Health Secretary on Wednesday, expressing concern about the plight of a Polish patient in a... Read more
Report: Probe can’t account for $2 million sent from Vatican to Australia
Investigators examining transfers from the Vatican to Australia have been unable to account for around $1.9 million sent between the... Read more
Updated: At least three dead as explosion devastates Catholic parish building in Madrid
At least three people are believed to have died after an explosion on Wednesday devastated a building belonging to a Catholic... Read more
Vatican begins vaccinating homeless people in its care against COVID-19
The Vatican began on Wednesday vaccinating homeless people in its care against COVID-19. Read more
