Remembering St. John Paul II and the 15th anniversary of his death, Pope Francis encouraged people to pray for his intercession and trust in Divine Mercy, especially during these “difficult days” of...
During his livestreamed daily morning Mass, Pope Francis prayed that the coronavirus pandemic may awaken people’s consciences to the plight of homeless men and women suffering in the world.
The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments has approved a special “Mass in the Time of Pandemic” to plead for God’s mercy and gift of strength in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By Carol Zimmermann WASHINGTON (CNS) -- The Catholic Church has had a long tradition of calling on saints and praying for their intercession in sickness and difficult...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Paul Haring By David Agren MEXICO CITY (CNS) -- The Latin American bishops' council announced plans to perform an act of consecration of Latin America and the Caribbean to Our Lady...
IMAGE: CNS photo/Ammar Awad, Reuters By Junno Arocho Esteves VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- With Holy Week celebrations closed to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis postponed the...
By Edward Pentin | Not much of Rome is open during this period of quarantine, but are any of the city’s nearly 400 churches? To find out, I briefly took a short break from our quasi-house arrest
By Hannah Brockhaus/CNA. | ROME, Italy — The 16th-century crucifix which was present in St. Peter’s Square for Pope Francis’ Urbi et Orbi blessing last week was reportedly damaged by rain...
By Catholic News Agency | YANGON, Myanmar — Poor countries are suffering from the coronavirus because of the Chinese Communist Party’s negligence and repression, a cardinal from Burma said..