Trial begins in France over Murder of Fr Jacques Hamel
By Hannah Brockhaus – A trial began in Paris on Monday, Feb. 14, for four people charged with conspiring in the murder of Father Jacques Hamel, who is...
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Archbishop Gänswein tells inside story of Benedict XVI’s response to the Munich abuse report
Archbishop Georg Gänswein has shared the inside story of how Pope emeritus Benedict XVI responded to a report criticising his handling of four abuse cases when he...
German ‘Synodal Way’ members back text calling for women priests
Participants in the German Catholic Church’s “Synodal Way” voted in favour of a text calling for the ordination of women priests. CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner,...
Pope Francis: Rayan, the boy stuck in a well in Morocco, shows beauty of ‘saints next door’
Pope Francis on Sunday shared two recent examples of everyday holiness, times when people gathered together to help a suffering child and a dying young man. “We...
10 things that Pope Francis wants us to learn from the nativity scene
Here are 10 things that Pope Francis wants us to learn from the nativity scene, drawn from Admirabile signum, an apostolic letter widely regarded as one of the...
Cardinal Pell to Becciu: What was that $2M payment actually for?
Cardinal George Pell says that he does not harbour any ill will toward the man whose sexual assault accusation sent the Australian prelate to prison for 13...
Priest Who Led Catholic Community in Afghanistan Longs to Return
Following the Taliban takeover, there is no longer a Catholic community to speak of in Afghanistan. But Fr Giovanni Scalese’s eyes are set on the future, not...
Pope Cancels Immaculate Conception Public Gathering
For the second year in a row, Pope Francis has cancelled the Roman tradition of a public gathering at the Spanish Steps on December 8 to venerate...
Pope to Paulines: Prayer is the most important means of communication
Pope Francis urged members of the Pauline Family on Thursday to remember that prayer is “the most important means of communication.” The papal audience in the Vatican’s...
Paris Archbishop asks Pope Francis to Decide his Future
Archbishop Michel Aupetit has asked Pope Francis to decide whether he should remain as the Catholic archbishop of Paris, according to French media reports. The 70-year-old archbishop,...
Pope Francis meets the ‘Pope’s Team’ ahead of friendly football match
Pope Francis met with members of a soccer squad known as the “Pope’s Team – Fratelli tutti” ahead of a friendly match yesterday. Meeting the players and...
Pope Francis: Christ is not like other kings, he is a King for others
Pope Francis said on Sunday that Christ is “not like other kings, but he is a King for others.” In his Angelus address on the feast of Christ...
