Holy See

Pope Francis praises Coptic Orthodox martyrs as 'saints of all Christians'

vatican city, feb 15, 2021 / 11:01 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis has praised the courageous witness of the 21 coptic orthodox christians kil...
Hannah Brockhaus

Iraqi government imposes COVID restrictions weeks before papal visit

rome newsroom, feb 15, 2021 / 06:30 am mt ( cna ) .- the iraqi government has announced new covid-19 restrictions, including the closure of ...
Courtney Mares

The Rome church where you can venerate St. Valentine’s skull

rome, italy, feb 14, 2021 / 02:00 am mt ( cna ) .- when most people think of romantic love, a third-century skull crowned with flowers proba...
Hannah Brockhaus

John Ryan – gently lampooning the Catholic sixties

i did not know that captain pugwash was a catholic until i recently encountered him making his confession—of the sin of envy, at the success...
Serenhedd James

Accused priest asserts innocence at Vatican seminary abuse hearing

vatican city, feb 10, 2021 / 11:00 am mt ( cna ) .- at a hearing on wednesday in a trial for alleged abuse and cover-up at a vatican youth s...
Hannah Brockhaus

Faith helped me through my thirty years war

in my 37 years in the house of commons, i have always been aware of the role that my religion has played in my political life. i was educate...
Sir Bill Cash

Vatican cardinal: Protecting Catholic doctrine will ‘always be necessary’

vatican city, feb 2, 2021 / 09:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the vatican’s doctrinal chief has emphasized the catholic church’s duty to promote and pr...
Hannah Brockhaus

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

cna staff, feb 1, 2021 / 06:30 am mt ( cna ) .- australian prosecutors announced on monday that they were dropping charges against individua...
Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Parolin Weighs in on France's Controversial "Religious Separatism" Bill

what if the cardinal secretary of state, on visit to your country, voiced an opinion about a controversial draft law proposed by the preside...
Christopher Altieri

Former Cheyenne Bishop Skates on Abuse Charges

the vatican has exonerated bishop joseph h. hart, emeritus of cheyenne, wyoming, on seven counts of child sexual abuse. the congregation for...
Christopher Altieri