CRS gradually restores services in Haiti amid series of crises
CLEVELAND (CNS) -- A series of debilitating crises in recent weeks -- from a surge in COVID-19 cases to the assassination of a president -- has left Haiti reeling again in uncertainty and forced Catholic [...]
Pope prays for victims of German floods as death toll rises
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis offered prayers and expressed his closeness with the people of Germany after severe flooding in the western part of the country claimed the lives of more than 80 people. [...]
Appealing to need for unity, pope restores limits on pre-Vatican II Mass
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Saying he was acting for the good of the unity of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis has restored limits on the celebration of the Mass according to the Roman Missal in [...]
UPDATE: Vatican prosecutor seeks six-year sentence for priest on trial
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- A Vatican prosecutor requested that Father Gabriele Martinelli, who is accused of sexually abusing a younger student at the St. Pius X Pre-Seminary, be sentenced to six years in prison if [...]
Study finds 221,000 Catholics left the church in Germany during pandemic
BONN, Germany (CNS) -- In the coronavirus year 2020, fewer Christians left the church in Germany than in previous years, two church organizations reported on Wednesday. About 221,000 Catholics quit the church, while 220,000 left [...]
Vatican financial watchdog reports on its 2020 activities
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Vatican's financial watchdog agency said that in 2020 more financial transactions were flagged as suspicious by Vatican offices, but after investigation it did not have to suspend any transactions or [...]
Bishops demand answers from Sri Lankan government on 2019 church bombings
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (CNS) -- Catholic bishops have given Sri Lanka's government a one-month deadline to answer their letter sent on behalf of victims of the Easter 2019 church bombings, warning that they will begin [...]
Pope released from hospital, prays at Rome basilica
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Ten days after undergoing intestinal surgery, Pope Francis was released from Rome's Gemelli hospital, the Vatican confirmed. In a statement released July 14, Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni said that after leaving [...]
Australian Catholic care providers urge vaccinations for health workers
SYDNEY (CNS) -- With the majority of Australia's most populous state in lockdown as it grapples with an outbreak of the delta variant of the coronavirus, a Catholic social services official called for vaccines to [...]
UPDATE: Franciscans elect Italian as 121st successor to St. Francis of Assisi
ROME (CNS) -- Members of the general chapter of the Order of Friars Minor elected Rome-born Father Massimo Fusarelli as the new minister general of the worldwide Franciscan order. The general chapter July 3-18 brought [...]
Scottish bishops welcome idea of pope visiting for climate conference
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Although not confirmed by the Vatican, the idea of Pope Francis making a daytrip to Scotland in early November to attend the U.N. Climate Change Conference is heating up. The "World [...]
Brazil’s bishops urge investigation of country’s COVID-19 vaccine purchases
SAO PAULO, Brazil (CNS) - Saying that Brazil is facing one of the most challenging periods in its history, the country's Catholic bishops called on officials to conduct an impartial investigation of all complaints that [...]