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Senior Victoria cops said Pell investigation could distract from major police scandal
senior police officials in the australian state of victoria discussed by email the way that their 2014 investigation into cardinal george pe...
Ed Condon/CNA
For Gaza Christians, no Christmas travels to Bethlehem and Jerusalem
church leaders in jerusalem are appealing to israeli authorities to reverse a decision that prohibits the christmastime travel permits that ...
Catholic News Agency
What the Peter's Pence furore tells us about Vatican financial reform
a piece by veteran vatican beat journalist francis x rocca ran on the front page of the wall street journal late last week, reporting that o...
Christopher R. Altieri
Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese
bishop james conley announced friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as bishop of lincoln, neb. “i have been ...
Catholic News Agency
‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says
a senior official at the congregation for the doctrine of the faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis. in an es...
Catholic News Agency
Archbishop Paglia's grave error
accompaniment has been a watchword of the pontificate of pope francis. it’s a word which normally means that musical part which gives harmon...
C C Pecknold
Lib Dem candidate 'deselected because of his Catholicism' to sue party
a former liberal democrat candidate is suing his party for religious discrimination, accusing it of deselecting him for his catholic views. ...
Staff Reporter
Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/12/19
as little as 10 per cent of peter’s pence donations are spent on charitable works, according to the wall street journal. iraq’s christian le...
Luke Coppen
Continuing the hunt for a fabled GK Chesterton quote
over two years ago, i published a ch article about trying – and roundly failing – to verify g. k. chesterton’s famous answer to the question...
Stephen Bullivant
Exclusive data: How Catholics are likely to vote in the General Election
whether there is still such a thing as “the catholic vote” in uk elections is a moot point – no parties seem particularly keen to chase it, ...
Stephen Bullivant
DC basilica attack leaves 'Mary's Shrine' shaken, and at prayer
a violent attack at “mary’s shrine” in washington d.c. on tuesday shook the community and prompted prayer and solidarity among staff and reg...
Matt Hadro/CNA
Peoria bishop announces novena for Venerable Sheen's sainthood cause
bishop daniel jenky of peoria is inviting the faithful to pray a novena beginning december 12 to "petition god unceasingly" that archbishop ...
Catholic News Agency
Vatican's investment manager backed company that 'misled investors'
the italian businessman responsible for investing millions of vatican funds owned a stake in an online options trading company fined in 2016...
Ed Condon/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/12/19
cardinal luis antonio tagle has urged asian bishops’ conferences to “get our young people and women involved” ( edward pentin ). archbishop ...
Luke Coppen
The best spiritual books of 2019
around this time i am trying to decide which books i have read during the year that still reverberate in my memory in a special way. it is a...
Francis Phillips
Dorothy Day: A saint in the making
we are all interested in lives of the saints – those extraordinary men and women who show the rest of us what it really means (and costs) to...
Francis Phillips
Fr Paul Stenhouse MSC (1935-2019) – Catholic Editor Extraordinaire
father paul stenhouse msc, who died in sydney on november 19 at the age of 83, was the doyen of australian catholic editors. his reputation,...
Karl Schmude
How to have a prayerful Advent
st john henry newman did not temper christianity to suit his readers’ delicate sensibilities. i was reminded of this when reading a recent h...
Francis Phillips
Pope Francis to publish a book with reflections on St John Paul II
pope francis has co-authored a book of reflections on the life of st john paul ii to be published in italian. the book, entitled " st john p...
Howard Kiernan
Year of Mercy: Jesus led me away from crime
as we approach the year of mercy, i often reflect on how the biggest part of god’s heart is his mercy and how that same mercy has changed my...
John Pridmore
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