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Polish archbishop asks English cardinal to intervene after ruling to withdraw food and water from Catholic patient

January 19, 2021

In a letter dated Jan. 19, Archbishop Stanisław Gądecki, president of the Polish bishops’ conference, urged Cardinal Vincent Nichols “to undertake steps towards saving the life of our compatriot.”

Pope Francis admits women to ministries of lector and acolyte in new motu proprio

January 11, 2021

In the motu proprio “Spiritus Domini,” issued on Jan. 11, the pope changed canon 230 § 1 of the Code of Canon Law to read: “Lay people who have the age and skills determined by decree of the Episcopal Conference, they can be permanently assumed, through the established liturgical rite, to the ministries of lectors and of acolytes; however this contribution does not give them the right to support or to remuneration by the Church.”

‘A martyr who died laughing’: Cause of priest imprisoned by Nazis and communists advances

January 07, 2021

Fr. Adolf Kajpr was a Jesuit priest and journalist who was imprisoned in Dachau concentration camp after publishing Catholic magazines critical of the Nazis. Five years after his liberation from Dachau, Kajpr was arrested by Communist authorities in Prague and sentenced to 12 years in a gulag for writing “seditious” articles.

Pope Francis calls for peace in Central African Republic after disputed election

January 06, 2021

In his Angelus address on Jan. 6, the Solemnity of the Epiphany of the Lord, the pope expressed concern about the turmoil following a Dec. 27 vote to elect the country’s president and National Assembly.

Pope Francis issues law reorganizing Vatican finances

December 28, 2020

Under the new law, APSA will gain ownership of funds, bank accounts, and investments, including real estate, previously administered by the Secretariat of State from Jan. 1, 2021.

Pope Francis’ ambulance brings free flu shots and coronavirus tests to the homeless

December 03, 2020

The ambulance carried the medical supplies to Torvaianica, about 45 miles south of the Rome city center.

Book review: Fifty Catholic Churches to See Before You Die

October 22, 2020

Elena Curti, former Deputy Editor of The Tablet, has written "Fifty Catholic Churches to see before you die". Michael Hodges reviews it.

A thriving Church amid the tragedy of Nigeria

April 06, 2017

Why the Catholic Church in Africa has flourished: unflinching fidelity to the teachings of Christ