by CNA Staff Vatican City, Jun 1, 2022 / 05:25 am Pope Francis on Wednesday named Cardinal Blase Cupich as a member of the Vatican’s Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. The archbishop of Chicago’s appointment was announced by the Holy See press office on June 1. In …

by Joe Bukuras Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 31, 2022 / 13:12 pm Eleven of the Uvalde shooting victims were parishioners at the city’s Sacred Heart Catholic Church, and their funerals will be held there over the next two and a half weeks. Although there will be 11 funerals, 12 lives …

Families We pray for Christian families around the world; may they embody and experience unconditional love and advance in holiness in their daily lives

by CNA Staff Vatican City, May 30, 2022 / 08:20 am The Vatican announced on Monday that Catholics can obtain a plenary indulgence by visiting an elderly person on the second World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly. A decree issued by the Apostolic Penitentiary on May 30 said that the indulgence is available …

by Andrea Gagliarducci Vatican City, May 30, 2022 / 05:15 am The consistory for the creation of cardinals on Aug. 27 is a ceremony that seems to mark the end of a pontificate — though that end might be long in coming. After praying the Regina Coeli on Sunday, Pope …

by CNA Staff Vatican City, May 29, 2022 / 05:46 am Pope Francis said on Sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including San Diego Bishop Robert Walter McElroy, at a consistory on Aug. 27. The 85-year-old pope made the announcement from a window overlooking St. Peter’s Square after …

By CNA Staff Vatican City, May 26, 2022 / 06:42 am The Vatican is inviting Catholics to join Pope Francis in praying the rosary for peace in Ukraine and around the world at the end of the Marian month of May. The pope will pray the rosary before the statue of …

By CNA Staff Vatican City, May 25, 2022 / 03:08 am Pope Francis said on Wednesday that his heart was broken by the killing of at least 19 children and two adults at an elementary school in Texas. Speaking at the end of his general audience in St. Peter’s Square on …

  Canonization Mass on May 15, 2022 | Daniel Ibanez/CNA by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 15, 2022 / 03:00 am Pope Francis on Sunday recognized 10 new saints of the Catholic Church during a canonization Mass in St. Peter’s Square. It was the Church’s first canonization since that of …

by Hannah Brockhaus Vatican City, May 13, 2022 / 04:15 am The Vatican confirmed on Friday that Pope Francis will visit three cities in Canada during the last week of July. The pope will travel to Edmonton, Quebec City, and Iqaluit on July 24-30, the Holy See press office said …