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The Martin Luther King Jr Memorial in Washington DC

18/01/2021

Pope Francis upholds Martin Luther King's nonviolent legacy

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Honored In Nation's Capital

18/01/2021

US Bishops renew call for peaceful transition of power

A temporary shelter for people affected by the 6.2 magnitude earthquake in Mamuju, Indonesia.

18/01/2021

Indonesia’s Church reaches out to quake victims

View of La Moneda presidential palace on 25 October 2020

18/01/2021

Chilean Archbishop calls for national unity amid pandemic

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan

18/01/2021

Cardinal Dolan: Right to religious freedom rooted in human dignity

File photo of the Vatican Tribunal

18/01/2021

Vatican rescinds extradition request for Cecilia Marogna

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"Behold the Lamb of God" - John the Baptist points out Jesus to Saint Andrew (John 1:35ff). Painting by Ottavio Vannini.

18/01/2021

Week of Prayer for Christian Unity – Biblical reflections Day 1

We bring you the first in a series of Biblical reflections for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, which has been jointly prepared by the Pontifical Council for Promoting ...

Inside an intensive care unit (ICU) of Yangon General Hospital, in Yangon, Myanmar.

18/01/2021

Myanmar bishops urge donations to buy Covid-19 vaccines

Central African Republic forces patrol the streets to provide security amid rising insecurity and violent clashes

18/01/2021

CAR Bishops encourage solidarity, dialogue on path towards a peaceful nation

Archive photo: Pope Francis celebrates Vespers with other Christian leaders at the conclusion of the 2020 Week of Prayer for Christian Unity

17/01/2021

Pope: Unity is always higher than conflict

Pope Francis introduces the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity by encouraging the faithful to pray that Jesus' desire for the unity of all might be accomplished

Monastic sisters of the Community of Grandchamp

18/01/2021

Sisters of Grandchamp offer meditations for Christian Unity Week

The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity kicks off on Monday 18 January and foresees daily meditations, prayers and events, concluding with celebration of Vespers presided over by Pope Francis and other ...

Bishop Fabio Fabene: new Secretary of Causes of Saints

18/01/2021

Pope names new Secretary of Congregation for Causes of Saints

Pope Francis appoints Bishop Fabio Fabene as the new Secretary of the Congregation for the Causes of the Saints.

Baptism of the Lord by John in the Jordan

07/01/2021

Gospel Truth: Baptism of the Lord, 10 January

Icon of the Baptism of Christ. Baptism of Christ, Russian school (15th-16th century), tempera on poplar with metal plating applied © Musei Vaticani

10/01/2021

Vatican Museums: Come, let us worship #11

2020.11.10 Storia Laudato si' - Iusve Armadio etico - Foto 3

05/01/2021

Ecological closet: when we care for creation even with our clothing

Archbishop Tadeusz Kondrusiewicz attends a news briefing in Minsk, 24 December 2020

03/01/2021

Pope accepts resignation of Minsk Archbishop and appoints Administrator

Africa

The deceased Coadjutor Archbishop of Durban, Abel Gabuza

17/01/2021

South Africa’s Archbishop Gabuza is dead.

The Church in Africa has lost yet another of its Shepherds. Coadjutor Archbishop Abel Gabuza of the Archdiocese of Durban passed on Sunday morning after a battle with COVID-19.

Togolese masking up

16/01/2021

Togo: Praying for a better 2021

The deceased Bishop Moses Hamungole of Monze Diocese, Zambia

14/01/2021

Church in Zambia mourns Bishop Moses Hamungole.

Protests against insecurity in Cameroon

13/01/2021

Cameroon: Presbyterian Church calls for peace, end to violent attacks against civilians

Young people in Mauritius (File photo: La Vie Catholique)

11/01/2021

Mauritius: Cardinal Piat on lessons from the year just ended

Iranian IRGC holds missile drill in central Iran

16/01/2021

Iran test-fires ballistic missiles on ocean targets

Ethiopian refugees flee fighting in the Tigray region

15/01/2021

Concern for refugees in Tigray region

Charred remains of shelters after a fire at the Rohingya refugee camp at Nayapara, Bangladesh, on 14 Jan. 2021.

15/01/2021

UN, Caritas Bangladesh aid Rohingya refugees after deadly fire

A patient with Covid-19 is admitted to hospital in Manaus, Brazil

15/01/2021

Amazonia sees surge in Covid-19 cases, new Brazilian variants discovered

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