Hong Kong Court Confirms Cardinal Joseph Zen’s Conviction
Court Upholds Ruling Against Cardinal Zen and Co-Defendants A Hong Kong court confirmed a ruling against retired bishop and democracy supporter Cardinal Joseph Zen along with four others for not registering a humanitarian fund established to aid protesters arrested during the pro-democracy demonstrations in 2019. In 2022, Zen and his associates were detained on accusations […]
Spanish Cardinal Steps Aside in Response to Sexual Assault Claims
Spanish Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero Suspended Amid Allegations Cardinal Cristóbal López Romero, the archbishop of Rabat in Morocco, has been suspended following accusations of sexual assault from several women, as reported by the Vatican on Wednesday. López Romero has held the position of archbishop in Rabat since 2018, when he was appointed by the late […]
Israeli Forces Try to Stop Catholic Marian Festival in West Bank, Until Cardinal Steps In
Israeli Military Attempts to Halt Catholic Festival in West Bank Officials have reported that Israeli military authorities tried to disrupt a Catholic Marian festival in Taybeh, a Christian village in the West Bank, on Friday. Jason Jones, the founder of the Vulnerable Peoples Project (VPP), mentioned that Israeli military vehicles entered the village early in […]
Cardinal Dolan celebrates 50 years of priesthood with a Mass at St. Patrick’s
Cardinal Dolan Marks 50 Years of Priesthood Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the former Archbishop of New York, celebrated a significant milestone—his 50th anniversary of being ordained as a priest—on Thursday. This special event took place during a Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. At the ceremony, Dolan, who is 76, expressed his gratitude […]
U.S. Ambassador to the Vatican: Cardinal Refutes Claims of Pentagon Threats
Ambassador Rejects Claims of Pentagon Threat to Vatican Brian Birch, the U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, addressed an explosive report on Thursday, stating that Cardinal Christophe Pierre, the former Apostolic Nuncio to the United States, denied allegations suggesting the Pentagon had issued threats against the Vatican. Birch referred to these claims as a “hoax.” […]
Israel Sparks New Online Conflict by Preventing Catholic Cardinal Access to Holy Site
Israeli police stirred controversy on Sunday by blocking Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic official in Jerusalem, from conducting a small Palm Sunday Mass at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. This church holds significant importance, being believed to be built on the site of Jesus’ crucifixion and burial, marking it as one of Christianity’s […]
Catholic Cardinal Prohibited by Israeli Police from Holding Sunday Mass at Christ’s Tomb
Israeli police blocked a Catholic cardinal from holding Palm Sunday Mass in a church believed to be built over the burial site of Jesus, intensifying ongoing tensions in the region. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem, was accompanied by Father Francesco Ierpo, the official guardian of the Church of the Holy Sepulcher. They […]
Cardinal discovered with phone during the election of Pope Leo XIV, book uncovers
A clandestine meeting to elect Pope Leo, the head of the Catholic Church, last May encountered a significant disruption due to a security breach. It was discovered that one of the 133 cardinals present had a mobile phone, as revealed in a book released on Sunday. As preparations for the first vote took place in […]
Cardinal Timothy Dolan Shares His Frustration Over Mamdani and JD Vance’s Disparaging Proposal
Cardinal Dolan Comments on NYC Mayor’s Actions Toward Catholics Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who recently retired as the Archbishop of New York, shared his views on the decisions made by the newly elected Democratic Mayor, Zoran Mamdani, particularly regarding the local Catholic community. Dolan, who held the archbishop position from 2009 until the end of 2025, […]
Cardinal Timothy Dolan and Rev. A.R. Bernard appointed as co-chaplains for the NYPD.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who recently retired, is set to be officially sworn in as one of the main religious leaders for the NYPD, a position he will share with Reverend A.R. Bernard, the founder of a Brooklyn megachurch, according to an announcement made by the department on Monday. Dolan, aged 76, and Bernard, 72, will […]