Novena

Irish bishop pleads - 'We owe it to generations yet unborn to work together to sustain life on this planet, to protect God’s creation'

Irish bishop pleads - 'We owe it to generations yet unborn to work together to sustain life on this planet, to protect God’s creation'

Irish bishop pleads: “We owe it to generations yet unborn to work together to sustain life on this planet, to protect God’s creation”

Pax Christi expresses 'admiration' for nonviolent protesters in Belarus

Pax Christi expresses 'admiration' for nonviolent protesters in Belarus

Pax Christi expresses “admiration” for nonviolent protesters in Belarus

US Bishops reaffirm opposition to death penalty

US Bishops reaffirm opposition to death penalty

US Bishops reaffirm opposition to death penalty: “Even a person who has sinned terribly does not forfeit their human dignity”

Auxiliary bishop of Malta calls for 'self-denial and self-control' to stop COVID-19 infections

Auxiliary bishop of Malta calls for 'self-denial and self-control' to stop COVID-19 infections

Auxiliary bishop of Malta calls for “self-denial and self-control” to stop COVID-19 infections

'When will it end', US National Council of Churches asks after more 'horrific' shootings of Black men by police

'When will it end', US National Council of Churches asks after more 'horrific' shootings of Black men by police

“When will it end?”, US National Council of Churches cries after more “horrific” shootings of Black men by police

'Aid to the Church in Need' deplores worldwide increase in violence against religious minorities

'Aid to the Church in Need' deplores worldwide increase in violence against religious minorities

“Great cause for concern”: ‘Aid to the Church in Need’ deplores worldwide increase in violence against religious minorities

Caritas denounces 'dire' side effects of EU sanctions in Middle East

Caritas denounces 'dire' side effects of EU sanctions in Middle East

“Vulnerable civilians are paying an unacceptably high price”: Caritas denounces “dire” side effects of EU sanctions in Middle East

World Council of Churches pays tribute to renowned late Orthodox theologian Boris Bobrinskoy

World Council of Churches pays tribute to renowned late Orthodox theologian Boris Bobrinskoy

“A bright example of faithfulness”: World Council of Churches pays tribute to renowned late Orthodox theologian Boris Bobrinskoy

Zagreb cardinal Josip Bozanić (l) with new Croatian President Zoran Milanović

Zagreb cardinal Josip Bozanić (l) with new Croatian President Zoran Milanović

Zagreb cardinal invites new Croatian president to “dialogue of mutual respect and understanding”

Derry bishop Donal McKeown

Derry bishop Donal McKeown

Derry bishop says Northern Ireland needs Government now to avoid worst-case Brexit

People in the pews at Cologne Cathedral, Germany

People in the pews at Cologne Cathedral, Germany

Germans’ trust in Church, Pope dips as impatience for reform grows

Syrian refugees sleep on the floor of Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary, 2015

Syrian refugees sleep on the floor of Keleti railway station in Budapest, Hungary, 2015

Vatican officials insist in heart of Europe that “history is made of migrations”, praise Global Compacts on migrants, refugees

Pope Francis says Mass January 9 in the chapel of his residence, the Casa Santa Marta

Pope Francis says Mass January 9 in the chapel of his residence, the Casa Santa Marta

Francis: “We cannot be Christians if we are sowers of war”

Belgian cardinal Jozef De Kesel

Belgian cardinal Jozef De Kesel

Belgian cardinal says he “cannot exclude” that married men are called to priesthood

Pope Francis January 9 in his 'State of the World' address

Pope Francis January 9 in his 'State of the World' address

Pope denounces world’s “very weak” response to climate change “a source of grave concern”

Bishop of Regensburg (Germany), Rudolf Voderholzer

Bishop of Regensburg (Germany), Rudolf Voderholzer

Theologian accuses German bishop of “moral bankruptcy” for opposing Church reform after abuse crisis

Vatican 'Foreign Minister' Paul Richard Gallagher

Vatican 'Foreign Minister' Paul Richard Gallagher

Vatican ‘Foreign Minister’ asks EU for “deep, extensive and universal commitment” to migrants

Vatican pointman on sex abuse, Archbishop of Malta Charles Scicluna

Vatican pointman on sex abuse, Archbishop of Malta Charles Scicluna

Malta archbishop repeats call for “truth, justice and accountability” in case of murdered investigative journalist

Metropolitan Epifaniy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Metropolitan Epifaniy of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Ukrainian Orthodox head says Russian repression in Crimea “reminiscent of Stalinist times”

Pope Francis caresses an elderly woman January 8 in the General Audience

Pope Francis caresses an elderly woman January 8 in the General Audience

Pope pleads for “fraternal love” to save needy from “frost of indifference and inhumanity”

Brexit

Brexit

Italian Bishops’ secretary urges EU to rethink common project in wake of Brexit

School chaplain sign

School chaplain sign

Irish Government accused of opacity, discrimination over public millions for chaplains in State secondary schools

Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart Gebhard Fürst (c), surrounded by fellow German bishops

Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart Gebhard Fürst (c), surrounded by fellow German bishops

German bishop says ‘synodal path’ reform process “only chance” for Church, adds women deacons “possible”

Bishop of Trieste Giampaolo Crepaldi

Bishop of Trieste Giampaolo Crepaldi

Italian bishop rants against “vulgar and blasphemous” depictions of Christ by “liberal intellectuals”

Pope Francis January 7 at his Mass in the Casa Santa Marta

Pope Francis January 7 at his Mass in the Casa Santa Marta

Pope warns against worldliness, corruption he says “worse than sin”

Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Synod

Bishops of the Serbian Orthodox Synod

Serbian Orthodox Church blasts Montenegro Government for “unreasonable” new law on religion

Pope Francis with close advisor Antonio Spadaro SJ

Pope Francis with close advisor Antonio Spadaro SJ

Close papal advisor explains Francis’ response to fears of US-Iran ‘World War III’

Bishop of Feldkirch (Austria), Benno Elbs

Bishop of Feldkirch (Austria), Benno Elbs

Austrian bishop rallies for refugees in danger of deportation, denounces broken asylum system

The fire in Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral

The fire in Paris' Notre Dame Cathedral

French general supervising Notre Dame rebuild: cathedral could still “fall apart”

Bishop of Magdeburg (Germany) Gerhard Feige

Bishop of Magdeburg (Germany) Gerhard Feige

German bishop pushes Church to reform, warns “simply repeating existing doctrines” not enough