Pope Francis

Pope Francis Accepts Cardinal Sarah's Resignation

pope francis accepted the resignation of cardinal robert sarah from the position of prefect of the congregation for divine worship and the d...
Staff Reporter

Primate of All Ireland on Day of Prayer for Victims and Survivors of Abuse

the primate of all ireland, archbishop eamon martin of armagh, has sent a video message to mark the annual day of prayer for victims and sur...
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis to LA Religious Ed Congress: "Be the poets of a new human beauty."

pope francis sent a video message to the los angeles religious education congress late thursday, saying the suffering caused by the coronavi...
Staff Reporter

Now is the Acceptable Time

if the 21 coptic martyrs of libya are "saints for all christians" -- as pope francis says -- then why not grant permission for their venerat...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

A strange complaint: Pope Francis's speech to the Rota

pope francis recently lamented the fact that a declaration of matrimonial nullity “is thought of as a cold act, a mere ‘legal decision’.” in...
Charles Collins

Pope Francis modifies Vatican criminal code, citing ‘changing sensibilities’

vatican city, feb 16, 2021 / 06:10 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis on tuesday made several modifications to the vatican’s criminal code, citin...
Hannah Brockhaus

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

Irish bishops decry bill to legalize euthanasia

cna staff, feb 13, 2021 / 04:58 pm mt ( cna ) .- catholic leaders and human rights advocates have expressed concern over a bill that would l...
CNA Staff

The Politics of Synods

there has been swooning in the media over pope francis’s appointment of a french woman religious, sr nathalie becquart, as one of two new un...
Adam A.J. DeVille