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Look closely and you can find the saints in Shakespeare
when most of us think of shakespeare we don’t immediately connect him with the saints. we might think of the play sir thomas more, on which ...
Joseph Pearce
The heresy letter is intelligent, but doesn't quite convince
the open letter “accusing pope francis of the canonical delict of heresy” raises several canonical questions. it is generally recognised, su...
Edward Peters
A new conscience rule will help Catholic healthcare
last week president donald trump announced the release of a final conscience rule that seeks to protect healthcare workers and entities from...
Susan T Berry
A hushed-up genocide
ten years ago, it would have been unthinkable to see a headline about the genocide of christians on the bbc website. while the corporation h...
The Catholic Herald
How the abundance of nature expresses the love of God
i had a few hours free and from somewhere, i am not sure exactly where, came a compelling desire to see bluebells. i took myself to the roya...
Fr Dominic Allain
World News: From San Cristobal to Kochi
los angeles attorney general investigates church’s record on abuse california attorney general xavier becerra has opened an investigation in...
Staff writers
The Best of the Web: France, St Augustine and bad thoughts
against romantic melancholy on france at first things, nathan pinkoski and jean-baptiste pateron said that “conservative romantics who love ...
Staff writers
The Week Ahead: Vocations, Dominican discussion, Philippine elections
sunday, may 12 is the 56th world day of prayer for vocations. a website, worlddayofprayerforvocations.com, has resources for parishes and in...
The Catholic Herald
Meanwhile: Preaching against dangerous driving
it may not be the most obvious subject for a homily. but in kaduna state in northwestern nigeria, traffic police are hoping to enlist the cl...
Staff writers
Why power has shifted in the classroom
it is in the nature of things that the pendulum should swing. it’s even in the nature of things that the pendulum, when seeking to correct a...
Mary Kenny
The magic of the Royal baby
the whole world was riveted with delight as their royal highnesses the duke and duchess of sussex introduced their newborn son yesterday. th...
C C Pecknold
Vatican issues norms for reports of abuse of minors, seminarians, and religious
new vatican norms for the church’s handling of sex abuse, issued thursday, place seminarians and religious coerced into sexual activity thro...
Catholic News Agency
After Vatican-China deal, Chinese bishop imprisoned for 23 years is not yet released
the nephew of a chinese bishop who was arrested 23 years ago has said he does not know where his uncle is incarcerated, or even whether he i...
Catholic News Agency
Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/05/19
the amazon synod will “probably” call for married priests, german bishop franz-josef bode has predicted. the pope has sent cardinal konrad k...
Luke Coppen
Has Pope Francis just ruled out women deacons?
pope francis waded into a major church controversy on tuesday when he spoke to the question of ordaining women to the diaconate. while he di...
Christopher R. Altieri
Pope names relator general and special secretaries for Amazon synod
pope francis has chosen brazil's cardinal claudio hummes to serve as relator general of october's synod of bishops on the amazon. the nomina...
Catholic News Service
Georgia governor signs heartbeat bill restricting state abortions
georgia republican gov. brian kemp signed legislation may 7 to ban abortions in the state once a fetal heartbeat is detected, which is aroun...
Catholic News Service
Pope Francis called Jean Vanier to thank him before his death
pope francis told reporters may 7 he had been kept informed about jean vanier's failing health and had phoned him a week before his death. "...
Catholic News Service
Pope Francis in North Macedonia: History is written by people like Mother Teresa
in the first-ever papal visit to north macedonia tuesday, pope francis lauded the lasting legacy of mother teresa, a saint unafraid to offer...
Catholic News Agency
Full text of Pope Francis' in-flight press conference from North Macedonia
please read below for cna's full transcript of the pope's may 7 in-flight press conference from skopje, north macedonia to rome: alessandro ...
Catholic News Agency
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