World Catholic News

The Bishops of the European Union welcome a proposed EU recovery fund to deal with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic, but says justice for the most vulnerable and the environment must form its core.

Burundi’s Catholic Bishops have deplored the “many irregularities” witnessed during the recent 20 May general elections in which, General Evariste Ndayishimiye, the ruling party’s candidate, was declared winner.

The South African branch of the Sovereign Order of Malta provides life-saving food packages to hundreds of vulnerable people, isolated in their homes and unable to receive government aid amid the worsening coronavirus pandemic.

Sweden’s Catholic and Lutheran Churches organise an online ecumenical spiritual retreat, beginning on the eve of Pentecost.

In harmony with the 'Laudato Si’ Week' marking the 5th anniversary of Pope Francis' encyclical, a section of the Catholic Church in the Philippines has vowed to halt investing in sectors detrimental to the environment.

CNA Staff, May 26, 2020 / 11:02 am (CNA).- A book considering how homosexual couples might receive a formal, liturgical blessing of their union in the Catholic Church was written in response to a request from the liturgical committee of the Austrian bishops’ conference, according to the book’s principal author. The work includes contributions by […]

CNA Staff, May 26, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA).- A record number of people left the Church in the German Archdiocese of Munich and Freising last year, a local statistical office said Tuesday. The Munich statistical office told CNA Deutsch, CNA’s German-language news partner, May 26 that 10,744 Catholics formally withdrew from the Church in […]

CNA Staff, May 23, 2020 / 02:00 am (CNA).- Catholics are calling for a public investigation into why so many elderly people have died in U.K. nursing homes during the coronavirus crisis. More than 20,000 people have died in U.K. care facilities as a result of the pandemic, according to an analysis of official figures […]

CNA Staff, May 22, 2020 / 09:00 am (CNA).- An English bishop has criticized the government for promoting at-home medical abortions during the coronavirus lockdown. Speaking at a Mass for workers on the pandemic’s front line May 21, Bishop Mark Davies suggested the country would have to face “searching questions” in the wake of the […]

Rome Newsroom, May 21, 2020 / 11:15 am (CNA).- With restrictions still in place to control the transmission of the coronavirus, Rome’s annual pro-life march will take place online this year. Now an internet-based event, the Italian national March for Life is being called “Connected for Life,” and will take place Saturday, May 23 at […]