Italian Bishops Call for Religious Freedom, Public Masses as Business Reopen
April 27, 2020By Melissa Butz Italy’s bishops are complaining that religious freedom is being stifled in the country as the government makes plans to […]
Topic: Vatican
Cardinal Pell Gives First TV Interview Following Acquittal
April 15, 2020Currents News Staff “I don’t know how you explain it, but it is certainly extraordinary,” said Cardinal George Pell about the police […]
Pope Francis Livestreams Holy Thursday Mass, Says ‘We Are All Sinners’
April 9, 2020By Melissa Butz An Easter Triduum unlike any ever before begins worldwide. Catholics are following the liturgies of Holy Week, all being […]
Remembering St. Pope John Paul II
April 2, 2020By Melissa Butz It’s been 15 years since the death of the pope who marked an era in Catholic history. Fifteen years […]
Pope Francis Livestreams Prayer Service for End to Coronavirus
March 27, 2020By Melissa Butz Pope Francis has just made history as the very first pope to give an “Urbi et Orbi” blessing to […]
Vatican Faces Confirmed Coronavirus Cases
March 26, 2020Currents News Staff St. Peter’s Square is empty. The Holy Father’s Angelus and General Audiences are being live-streamed, museums remain closed, but […]
Pope Calls World’s Christians to Pray for End to Coronavirus Pandemic
March 25, 2020By Melissa Butz and Cindy Wooden VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Joined by Orthodox, Anglican and Protestant church leaders and faithful from around […]
Under Quarantine in Rome: Religious Sisters Pray for End to Pandemic
March 24, 2020By Melissa Butz Two convents of nuns right outside of the Eternal City are currently under quarantine when many tested positive for […]
Pope Francis Invites All Christians to Pray a Global ‘Our Father’
March 23, 2020By Melissa Butz Pope Francis invites all Christians to join in through various means of communication. Despite the coronavirus lockdown and virtual […]
With Canceled Masses, Pope and Priests Get Creative in Reaching Their Parishes
March 17, 2020By Christine Persichette, Melissa Butz and Elise Anne Allen As many of the restrictions imposed early on by Italy to fight the […]