by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 9, 2021 / 10:30 am A Rwandan man who reportedly handed himself in to police after the murder of a priest in western France on Monday met with Pope Francis in 2016, according to French Catholic media. The suspect, identified by the media as …

by Hannah Brockhaus Rome Newsroom, Aug 9, 2021 / 07:00 am An envelope addressed to Pope Francis and containing three bullets was intercepted in Milan late on Sunday night, according to Italian media reports. The piece of mail, which had no return address but carried a French stamp, was addressed …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Aug 2, 2021 / 13:30 pm The Archdiocese of New York has instructed priests not to grant religious exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines, saying that do so would contradict the pope. “There is no basis for a priest to issue a religious exemption to the vaccine,” …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, Aug 2, 2021 / 08:10 am In a message to the Medjugorje Youth Festival on Monday, Pope Francis told young Catholics that Christ’s loving gaze can free them from attraction to idols. “Have the courage to live your youth by entrusting yourselves to the Lord …

by Matt Hadro Washington D.C., Jul 31, 2021 / 14:30 pm This story has been updated. The organizers of an Aug. 14 Tridentine Mass in Washington, D.C. – canceled per new papal restrictions on traditional liturgies – asked the Archbishop of Washington this week to reinstate the Mass. In response, …

Pope Francis’ Prayer Intention for August The Church Let us pray for the Church, that she may receive from the Holy Spirit the grace and strength to reform herself in the light of the Gospel.

by Joe Bukuras Washington D.C., Jul 30, 2021 / 10:15 am Two weeks after Pope Francis issued his motu proprio restricting the use of traditional liturgies, bishops throughout the United States have continued to address the impact the letter will have on their respective dioceses. Many bishops, such as Bishop …

by CNA Staff Rome, Italy, Jul 28, 2021 / 13:00 pm The Vatican unveiled Thursday the official image of the 2022 World Meeting of Families in Rome. The image, painted by the Slovenian Jesuit Fr. Marko Ivan Rupnik, was released July 28 by the Dicastery for Laity, Family, and Life …

I. Celebrations of Mass in Designated Locations a. According to Traditionis Custodes Art. 3, §2, Masses according to the Missal of 1962 may be celebrated for groups of the faithful who have a particular devotion to this form of the Mass, and directs the diocesan bishop to designate one or …

by CNA Staff Vatican City, Jul 26, 2021 / 04:00 am Pope Francis offered his blessing on Sunday to athletes competing in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. In his Angelus address on July 25, the pope noted that the Games of the XXXII Olympiad began in Japan on July 23. …