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Pope Francis: Abuse revelations are purifying the Church
god is purifying his church through the painful revelations of the abuse scandals, so do not be discouraged, pope francis said on thursday i...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Bishop Barron: Proclaim the Gospel more boldly in times of crisis
bishop robert barron said on thursday that rather than becoming hesitant in sharing the gospel, the catholic church should proclaim the trut...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
How bad is the current crisis? Look to Church history
last week my brother went to a meeting with fellow parishioners and the local bishop to talk about the parishioners’ dismay at the convictio...
Francis Phillips
Explainer: Why Pope Francis wants to overhaul canon law on child pornography
pope francis recently announced he wants to broaden the definition of child pornography in canon law, to include any and all material depict...
Christopher R. Altieri
Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/03/19
cardinal gerhard müller has described critics of his “manifesto of faith” as “political strategists and theological ignoramuses” . police ha...
Luke Coppen
How to fast like the pope who faced Attila the Hun
as christians prepare to engage in the fasting and abstinence of lent, they can find guidance in the words of pope st. leo the great’s sermo...
Catholic News Agency
Lenten fasting is a 'wake-up call for the soul', Pope says
fasting from food or other things during lent is a chance for catholics to reorient their material attachments, pope francis said on ash wed...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Cardinal Pell's appeal process to begin in June
an australian court announced on wednesday that cardinal george pell's application for leave to appeal his conviction of sexual abuse will b...
Catholic News Agency
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/03/19
the number of priests worldwide has declined for the first time since 2010 , according to new vatican statistics ( vatican bulletin ). cardi...
Luke Coppen
Why we should take St Joseph as our role model this Lent
catholics know that 19 march is the feast of st joseph. fewer, perhaps, are aware that the entire month of march is dedicated to the most ch...
Michael Warren Davis
Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/03/19
the diocesan stage of the cause of fr jacques hamel will be formally closed on saturday, le parisien reports ( french report ). the new mayo...
Luke Coppen
Pell lawyer will remain on legal team, despite report he would quit
robert richter, cardinal george pell's defense lawyer, said tuesday that he has not quit the prelate's legal team. a melbourne daily had ear...
Catholic News Agency
French minister calls on Holy See to revoke nuncio's diplomatic immunity over abuse claims
france's european affairs minister encouraged the holy see last week to aid in an investigation of the apostolic nuncio to france, who has b...
Catholic News Agency
Tennessee bishops oppose 'Heartbeat Bill' over legal concerns
the catholic bishops of tennessee have voiced their opposition to a fetal heartbeat law being considered in the state and instead urged alte...
Catholic News Agency
Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/03/19
pope francis has appealed for “a new presence of catholics” in latin american politics. the rome-beijing agreement "will greatly help the ca...
Luke Coppen
Vatican to open secret archives on Pope Pius XII
the vatican will open the secret archives on pope pius xii, pope francis has announced. pope pius led the church through the second world wa...
Staff Reporter
Cardinal Pell to be sued over alleged swimming pool abuse
a man who claims he was molested by george pell in a swimming pool in the 1970s is filing a lawsuit against the cardinal. the man, who was o...
Staff Reporter
We were made to be immortal, but we need Christ's help to achieve it
today’s readings take speech very seriously. they assume that there is a correspondence or that there ought to be a correspondence between w...
Fr Thomas Petri OP
Where do Ash Wednesday ashes come from?
“remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” or, “repent and believe in the gospel.” on ash wednesday, millions of catholics throug...
Mary Rezac/CNA
Stop gossiping and repent of your sins, Pope says
in a visit to a roman parish on sunday, pope francis encouraged catholics to stop gossiping and ruminating on the shortcomings of other peop...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
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