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Ahead of key abortion vote, Ohio archdiocese reports growing vandalism
new york – ahead of a important abortion vote in ohio, the archdiocese of cincinnati says there have been multiple incidents of vandalism, i...
John Lavenburg
Bishop urges Catholics to stick to church funerals amid rise of 'direct cremations'
an english bishop has encouraged catholics to hold fast to christian faith and practice at funerals in the wake of rising numbers of “no fri...
The Catholic Herald
Sexual abuse survivors question why Pope took so long to stop protecting Rupnik
sex abuse survivors groups are asking why pope francis took so long to waive a statute of limitations to permit the possible prosecution of ...
The Catholic Herald
Numbers of African Catholics boom as Church in Europe continues to shrink
yaoundè, cameroon - a leading nigerian prelate has said that africans see catholicism in the west as a “church in decline” while in africa c...
Ngala Killian Chimtom
Synod on Synodality ends with no clear or concrete proposals after a month of silence
rome – a final synthesis produced by pope francis’s month-long synod of bishops on synodality offered no clear or concrete proposals on hot-...
Elise Allen
Francis and Rupnik: 'people are going to want an explanation'
rome – back in 1980, william casey, then the campaign manager for candidate ronald reagan, coined the phrase “october surprise” to refer to ...
John L Allen
Just how valuable is sitting around tables?
is the synod on synodality any more than an empty talking shop, asks john l allen jr. if one were seeking a title with which pope francis’s ...
John Allen
Here be monsters: Hallowe’en reminds us of very real spiritual dangers
by the end of this month the clocks in the uk will have fallen back, and the days will be shorter. children will walk home from school in th...
Katherine Bennett
Differences at Synod on Synodality are a 'source of richness', says Cardinal Nzapalainga
rome – participants in pope francis’s synod of bishops on synodality have reiterated insistence that there are no hostile divisions in the p...
Elise Allen
Poland: Bishop of Sosnowiec resigns amid 'homosexual orgy' scandal
pope francis has accepted bishop grzegorz kaszak’s resignation following a public scandal over reports that a “sex party” involving at least...
Tom Colsy
Papal priorities? Traditional vestments cause ‘scandal’ while Rupnik returns to ministry
pope francis has accused young priests who wear traditional priestly garments of “clericalism”. addressing hundreds of synodal participants ...
Tom Colsy
Rupnik: Pope Francis lifts statute of limitations to allow prosecution to go ahead
rome – in response to a complaint from his own anti-abuse panel about “serious problems” in the handling of a case involving a prominent slo...
Crux Staff
Supporting good, traditional parish music: the inaugural St Birinus Festival
the chief conductor of the bbc scottish symphony orchestra invites herald readers to a feast of music in dorchester-upon-thames on a country...
Ryan Wigglesworth
Gaza Christians are ready to get out, says Latin Patriarch
the catholic leader of the holy land has predicted that “humanly speaking,” it will be difficult for gaza’s tiny christian community to resi...
Crux Staff
Parents fail to persuade European court to intervene to save 'dying' baby
a baby has been denied a transfer from an english hospital which has decided to remove her life-support treatment. indi gregory is being tre...
Charles Collins
Rupnik returns to priestly ministry in Slovenian diocese despite accusations of sexual abuse of over 20 nuns
marko ivan rupnik, a former jesuit who has been at the centre of controversy amidst accusations of spiritual and sexual abuse, has been gran...
Tom Colsy
In letter to People of God, participants say synod isn’t about ‘ideology’
rome – in a letter addressed to the entire people of god at the close of this month’s synod discussion, participants rejected suggestions th...
Elise Allen
Pope blames West for rise of Islamic State and lawless Libya
pope francis has blamed western military interventions for the rise of the islamic state terror group and for the distabilising of libya and...
Tom Colsy
Catechism author says Pope could change language on LGBTQ+ issues
rome – a celebrated prelate who helped write the catechism of the catholic church, and who’s widely recognised as being among the church’s t...
Elise Allen
30 years on, the lessons of 'Veritatis Splendor' are being ignored
in her ground-breaking paper 'modern moral philosophy' (1958), elizabeth anscombe famously stated “if someone really thinks, ...
Anthony McCarthy
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