Catholic News

• Ghana's leading prelate says the Church 'cannot remain silent in the face of moral and social concerns' (Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference )
  The president of the Ghana Catholic Bishops’ Conference issued a statement on the prophetic role of the Church in national life after a public official criticized a Pentecostal leader for speaking out on illegal mining. “The Church, by her nature and divine mandate, cannot remain silent in the face of moral and social concerns,” said […]
• Number of Catholic weddings in Ireland falls by half in 10 years (Central Statistics Office)
  The number of Catholic weddings in Ireland fell by almost 51% between 2014 and 2024, from 13,071 to 6,425, the nation’s Central Statistics Office reported on April 28. Civil marriages (6,743) are now more popular than Catholic weddings. Humanist, Spiritualist Union of Ireland, and OneSpirit ceremonies are the next most popular options; only 1% of […]
• Jerusalem cardinal emphasizes centrality of liturgy, prayer amid war (Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem)
  In a letter entitled “They returned to Jerusalem with great joy,” the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem emphasized the centrality of the liturgy and prayer amid war. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, O.F.M., said that “we must therefore keep the liturgy and prayer at the center of the life of our communities. Not just prayers for peace—which also […]
• Archbishop Gänswein offers fresh account of Benedict and Francis years (Catholic Herald)
  In an interview with an Italian newspaper, Archbishop Georg Gänswein said that Pope Benedict XVI “never commented” on Pope Francis’s restrictions on the traditional Latin Mass, even though they caused him pain. Archbishop Gänswein, Pope Benedict’s private secretary and now apostolic nuncio to three Baltic nations, denied that Pope Benedict’s resignation was linked to Vatican […]