Catholic Church

Queen honours English cardinal for work in inter-faith dialogue

a cardinal has spoken of his gratitude at being honoured by queen elizabeth ii in the british monarch’s annual new year’s list. cardinal mic...
Luke Coppen CNA

Pope preaches peace during Christmas Day Urbi et Orbi blessing

giving his traditional christmas day “urbi et orbi” blessing, pope francis urged leaders to be open to dialogue to resolve the world’s many ...
CNA Staff

The Catholic soul of Middle Earth

jrr tolkien has had some unexpected admirers – joni mitchell, iris murdoch, terry pratchett and wh auden – and to their number is now added ...
Gertrude Clarke

Cancelling Christmas would patronise minorities, not empower them

pope francis was spot-on when he pointed out last week that there was more than a whiff of totalitarianism about the european commission’s b...
Prof Andrew Tettenborn

Mother Teresa orphanage faces police probe for 'forcing' girls to pray and read Bible

police in india are investigating the religious order founded by st teresa of calcutta for allegedly forcing hindu girls to convert to chris...
Simon Caldwell

Vatican liturgy office issues guidelines for catechist ministry

the vatican’s liturgy office on monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the catholic ch...
Hannah Brockhaus

Pakistani lynch mob murders Christian boss for throwing stickers with Islamic slogans into litter bin

a lynch mob has battered a christian man to death in pakistan then burned his body while taking selfies of themselves on their mobile phones...
Simon Caldwell

Pope Francis decries global ‘retreat from democracy’ in Athens speech

pope francis lamented a global “retreat from democracy” in a speech on saturday in athens, the cradle of western civilization. the pope was ...
CNA Staff

Ecuador’s Church struggles to bring humanity to the country’s prisons after brutal riots

after riots in a guayaquil penitentiary left 119 dead on september 28 and 62 dead on november 12, activists of the local prison pastoral min...
Eduardo Campos Lima

Fra' Matthew Festing, British-born Grand Master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, laid to rest after Requiem in Valletta

fra’ matthew festing, the 79th grand master of the sovereign order of malta, has been laid to rest following a funeral in valletta. a mighty...
Staff Reporter