Vatican completes sale of controversial London building
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican announced it has completed the sale of a property in London that is at center of a Vatican trial for 10 people, including...
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Former U.K. Cabinet member: China is threat to Hong Kong religions
LONDON (CNS) -- The Rev. Jonathan Aitken, a former U.K. Cabinet minister, said religious freedom in Hong Kong faces dangerous threats from the Chinese...
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Pope reflects on papacy in interview with Argentine news agency
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis said the goals he has achieved in more than nine years as pope were simply the fruit of the ideas discussed by the College...
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Dialogue prevents religious extremism, pope tells Jewish group
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Interreligious dialogue is key to preventing "the extremism that, sadly, is a pathology that can appear also in religions," Pope...
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Pope Francis and Vatican II: It's not a battleground, but the future
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis is the first pope to have been ordained to the priesthood after the Second Vatican Council. Unlike his two predecessors,...
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Look to the future, not to the past, pope tells families
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Christian families are called to embark on a journey of love and service that will lead them to joy and hope for the future, Pope...
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Vatican makes archives detailing aid to Jews available online
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Thousands of records detailing requests to the Vatican made by Jewish people persecuted by the Nazis will be made available online...
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Missionaries of Charity kicked out of Nicaragua
MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The Missionaries of Charity have been expelled from Nicaragua, the latest in a series of attacks on the Catholic Church and its ministries...
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German leaders see crisis as Catholics resign from the church
BONN, Germany (CNS) -- For the first time in the history of Germany, less than half the German population registered as members of one of the two large...
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Pope condemns 'barbaric' attack on shopping center in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis again pleaded for an end to hostilities in Ukraine after missiles struck a shopping center filled with people. "I carry...
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Catholics need better understanding of the Mass, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The "sense of mystery" and awe Catholics should experience at Mass is not one prompted by Latin or by "creative" elements added to...
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Pope at pallium Mass: Church must go out to 'meet the world'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Like Sts. Peter and Paul, the church must go out to evangelize and not be bound by the chains of routine and spiritual mediocrity...
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Use your vacation well, pope tells young people
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Whether resting, traveling, working, serving others or going on a retreat, when students use their school breaks well, they are on...
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Pope to send Cardinal Parolin to Congo, South Sudan
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although he postponed his own trip to Congo and South Sudan, Pope Francis has asked Cardinal Pietro Parolin, his secretary of state,...
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Preach the Gospel, obey the church, pope tells Neocatechumenal Way
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Evangelization efforts must be characterized by zeal to preach the Gospel and obedience to Christ and his church, Pope Francis told...
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Vatican publishes slightly updated guidelines for handling abuse cases
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Two years after posting online a step-by-step guide for how bishops, religious superiors and canon lawyers are supposed to handle...
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After court decision, it's time for widespread pro-life work, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A truly pro-life celebration of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade would lead to cooperative efforts to pass...
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Two Nigeria churches attacked; worshippers killed, abducted
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) -- Gunmen attacked two churches in rural northwestern Nigeria June 19, killing three people, witnesses and a state official said, weeks...
Read MoreJesuits: Two priests killed in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Two Jesuit priests have been killed inside a church where a man pursued by gunmen apparently sought refuge in a remote mountainous...
Read MorePope asks families to take a small step toward greater holiness
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church professes marriage and family life to be a path to holiness -- a daunting concept -- but one that can start with...
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Strength can be found in frailty of old age, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Elderly Christians are called to bear witness to the strength that comes from God, especially when moments of frailty and weakness...
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Vatican releases suggestions for lengthier, revamped marriage preparation
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Saying "superficial" marriage preparation programs leave many couples at risk of having invalid marriages or unprepared to cope with...
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Theologians must find new ways to express, share the faith, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church needs theologians who know how to transmit the truths of faith in a way that will speak to people today, help...
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Belgian bishop asks pope not to make him a cardinal
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Saying he did not want to add to the suffering of survivors of clerical sexual abuse who criticized his appointment as a cardinal,...
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Cardinal-designate calls liturgical tensions a 'tragedy'
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Cardinal-designate Arthur Roche, prefect of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Sacraments, described as a "tragedy" the tensions...
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Peter's Pence donations stable in 2021; U.S. leads giving, Vatican says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Donations to the annual Peter's Pence collection, which supports the work of the Roman Curia and funds the charitable activity of...
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Young people 'key' to building understanding, Israeli ambassador to Poland says
Dialogue between young people from Israel and Poland is key to building understanding between the nations, Israeli Ambassador to Poland Yacov Livne told...
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Padre Pio was canonized on this day 20 years ago
On this day 20 years ago, more than 300,000 people crowded into St. Peter's Square as Pope John Paul II canonized St. Pio of Pietrelcina, calling his...
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Cardinal adviser to Pope Francis says resignation rumors are 'cheap soap opera'
VATICAN CITY (RNS) -- In an interview published June 8, Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga dismissed rumors circulating in the media that the pope...
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Pope blasts Russian 'cruelty,' lauds Ukrainian 'heroism'
ROME (AP) -- Pope Francis has blasted the "ferocity and cruelty" of Russian troops in Ukraine while praising the "heroism" and "courage" of Ukrainians...
Read MorePhilippine clergy welcome assurances from president-elect
MANILA, Philippines (CNS) -- Catholic clergy in the Philippines have welcomed an assurance from President-elect Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to "work...
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Canadian lawyer sworn in as leader of Knights of Malta
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Canadian Fra' John T. Dunlap was sworn in the day after Pope Francis appointed him as the new leader of the Knights of Malta. Dunlap,...
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War, Vatican II, decision making: Pope shares insights with Jesuit editors
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis gave the editors of 10 Jesuit magazines a glimpse into how he makes decisions, background on one of his more controversial...
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Superpowers at war add to the world's poor, pope says in message
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- War produces tremendous poverty, and its violence strikes those who are defenseless and vulnerable, Pope Francis said. "In these...
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Vatican financial watchdog reports on its 2021 activities
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican's financial watchdog agency said that more financial transactions flagged as suspicious in 2021 than in the previous...
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People are not islands, they need each other, pope says at Angelus
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Holy Trinity shows how to be open to others and to be good, generous and gentle, Pope Francis said. "The Trinity teaches us...
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Martyred nuns beatified in Poland
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Beatifying 10 Polish nuns killed by Russian soldiers at the end of World War II, it is difficult not to think of the suffering being...
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UPDATE: Pope apologizes for postponing July trip to Africa
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis apologized to the people of Congo and South Sudan for postponing his planned trip to their countries July 2-7. "Dear...
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Surrogacy, pornography both threaten human dignity, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pornography is a danger to public health, and it threatens the dignity of all men and women, Pope Francis said. "The dignity of...
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Meet the friars who have been praying to St. Anthony daily for 100 years
Catholics know St. Anthony of Padua as a Franciscan preacher, a doctor of the Church, and the patron of lost things. For the Franciscan Friars of the Atonement...
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Why this August's extraordinary consistory of cardinals is significant
VATICAN CITY (CAN) -- Under the Code of Canon Law, reformed in 1983, there are two types of consistories of cardinals: ordinary and extraordinary. An...
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UPDATE: Pope saddened by Pentecost attack in Nigeria
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis expressed his solidarity and closeness with Catholics in Nigeria after gunmen stormed a church and reportedly killed...
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Why this August's extraordinary consistory of cardinals is significant
Under the Code of Canon Law, reformed in 1983, there are two types of consistories of cardinals: ordinary and extraordinary. An extraordinary consistory...
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At least 50 feared dead in attack on Catholic church in Nigeria
At least 50 people were killed and others injured Sunday when gunmen attacked worshippers at a Catholic church in southwestern Nigeria, according to media...
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Pope urges world leaders to help end war in Ukraine
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to start "real negotiations" to end to the war on Ukraine and avoid bringing the world to...
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Holy Spirit pushes people to repent, change, love, pope says
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Holy Spirit shows everyone where to begin, what paths to take and how to walk the great journey of life, Pope Francis said. "Let...
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Pope's trip to L'Aquila raises questions about papal resignations
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- When the Vatican announced Pope Francis would travel to L'Aquila in central Italy Aug. 28 to open a seven-centuries-old celebration...
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Blessed Carlo Acutis' tomb permanently reopened for public viewing
Visitors to Assisi can once again see Blessed Carlo Acutis, the first millennial to be beatified in the Catholic Church, dressed in jeans and tennis shoes...
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What message is Pope Francis sending with his choice of new cardinals?
VATICAN CITY (CAN) -- The consistory for the creation of cardinals on Aug. 27 is a ceremony that seems to mark the end of a pontificate -- though that...
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Cardinal O'Malley urges Italian bishops to track, share information about abuse
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- As Italian bishops debated how to respond to calls for a nationwide investigation into clerical sexual abuse and the way accusations...
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