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Activism doesn't protect the most vulnerable

last month, brighton and sussex university hospitals nhs trust asked midwives to stop referring to “breastfeeding” and instead to call it “c...

Olenka Hamilton

"You keep using that word..." - the dangers of sloganeering

it is interesting for historians to note that the fraternity called for by pope francis in fratelli tutti was an idea abhorred by his predec...

Piers Paul Read

The year of rewilding ourselves

early on during his custodianship of the garden of eden, adam was tasked with naming the birds and beasts – and presumably bees, too. simon ...

On fraternity

it is interesting for historians to note that the fraternity called for by pope francis in fratelli tutti was an idea abhorred by his predec...

Piers Paul Read

Analysis: Are legal reforms in the Vatican designed not to work?

a vatican city criminal court heard two days of frequently gruesome testimony last week, in the trial of two clerics: 28-year-old fr. gabrie...

Christopher Altieri

Apostolic Nuncio to Iraq Positive for Coronavirus Days Before Papal Trip

significant other risks also attend the visit, long desired by pope francis and highly anticipated by the sorely tried people of the country...

Christopher Altieri

Head of German Catholic bishops: ‘I do not deny Communion to a Protestant who asks for it’

cna staff, feb 26, 2021 / 04:00 am mt ( cna ) .- the president of the german catholic bishops’ conference said on thursday that he would con...

As Fr Pfleger abuse inquiry continues, Chicago archdiocese counters 'misconceptions' of priest's supporters

chicago, ill., feb 25, 2021 / 07:01 pm mt ( cna ) .- defenders of outspoken activist priest fr. michael pfleger are wrong to claim an invest...

Catholic bishops urge Sri Lankan government to release report on 2019 Easter bombings

colombo, sri lanka, feb 24, 2021 / 01:26 pm mt ( cna ) .- the sri lankan government must release its report on the easter 2019 terrorist att...

Two Days of Testimony in Vatican Seminary Abuse Trial

a vatican court heard testimony on wednesday and thursday, from witnesses who said the accuser in a case of alleged abuse and coverup inside...

Christopher Altieri

Charting my road to Rome

breathing the light scent of spring air admixed with incense, the priest’s words from exodus rolling like an elixir into our ears and the fe...

Health secretary nominee: 'I have never sued any nuns'

washington d.c., feb 24, 2021 / 02:24 pm mt ( cna ) .- on wednesday, president biden’s health secretary nominee explained his support of coe...

Turn in Maltese Murder Investigation as Key Figure Makes Plea Deal

one of three men accused of assassinating investigative journalist daphne caruana galizia in malta in 2017 has received a 15-year prison sen...

Alleged abuse victim of Brooklyn bishop files civil lawsuit

trenton, n.j., feb 23, 2021 / 05:01 pm mt ( cna ) .- an alleged abuse victim who last year went public with allegations against the bishop o...

Catholic leaders urge EU to be guided by solidarity in vaccine distribution

rome newsroom, feb 23, 2021 / 07:05 am mt ( cna ) .- catholic leaders in europe have urged the european union to be guided by solidarity, fr...

Hannah Brockhaus

Time is a gardener's canvas

you may not notice the gradual increase in light, but your birds will. listen for them. at some point in february, when the atmospherics are...

A royal road to Canterbury: On Pilgrimage with Alison Weir

where would you go? the tomb of the holy blissful martyr saint thomas becket because i write about medieval kings and queens making their pi...

The Catholic Herald

Archbishop Cordileone commends prosecution of Serra statue vandals for working justice

denver newsroom, feb 22, 2021 / 07:01 pm mt ( cna ) .- amid calls from california activists to drop vandalism charges against five assailant...

Catholic News Agency

Rowan Williams on his debt to Catholics

growing up in wales in the 1950s, you still couldn’t quite avoid the sense that catholics were exotic and a bit frightening. people of my gr...

French Catholic women launch manifesto on feminine vocation in the Church

cna staff, feb 20, 2021 / 03:11 pm mt ( cna ) .- a group of catholic women in france has launched a manifesto to underscore the “beauty of t...

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