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Excommunication breakdown: Why Catholics can't agree about Cuomo

without a doubt, the most evocative moment in catholic cinema is the excommunication scene from becket. richard burton, playing thomas becke...
Michael Warren Davis

Germany's Christian Democrats are about to liberalise the abortion laws

the german government has reached a compromise on liberalising the country’s abortion law. health minister jens spahn of the christian democ...
Jon Anderson

When anti-Catholicism inspired riots

historians, including some of the good ones, have often proffered sweeping generalisations about american anti-catholicism. you’ll read abou...
Jonathan Wright

England gets just the right amount of snow

driving around oxfordshire churches at the weekend, i sympathised with prince philip, and his dangerous driving, for the first time. in the ...
Harry Mount

Courage and diplomacy in the UAE

it’s only because conditions elsewhere in the muslim world are so much worse that the united arab emirates appears to be a land of “toleranc...
Fr Raymond de Souza

The Church is not afraid to combine images of family and soldiering

a couple of weeks ago, we met a "liturgical unicorn". unicorns do pop up once in a while. he's back this sunday too: the same collect in bot...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Pope says UAE trip was 'new page' in dialogue between Christians and Muslims

pope francis said on wednesday that his recent trip to abu dhabi in the united arab emirates was a step forward in catholic-muslim dialogue ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Bishop Conley: Some cardinals have 'very disturbing' views on morality

bishop james conley of lincoln, nebraska has said there is “uncertainty and confusion” within the church over moral teaching, including “at ...
Staff Reporter

Archbishop Kurtz calls for end to 'religious test' for judicial nominees

the chairman of the us bishops' committee for religious liberty called on the leadership of the senate judiciary committee to end a line of ...
Catholic News Service

'Resist Infanticide Rally' in Virginia draws hundreds of pro-lifers

anger and disgust over comments by virginia politicians supporting abortion even when a woman is delivering her baby inspired hundreds of pe...
Zoey Maraist

Pope signs declaration saying God 'wills' religious pluralism. What does this mean?

catholics, muslims and all who believe in god must work together to build a culture of love, peace and human fraternity, pope francis said i...
Mary Rezac/CNA

Open letter to Cardinal Marx urges radical changes to Church teaching on sexual morality

in an open letter published sunday by a german daily, nine german catholics, including two prominent jesuits, demand a break with the church...
Anian Christoph Wimmer/CNA

Pope calls on politicians of all faiths to oppose abortion

pope francis has appealed to the world's leaders and policymakers to protect the unborn and see these new lives as people who will bring new...
Carol Glatz

PICTURES: Pope arrives in Abu Dhabi

the sun had set long before pope francis arrived in abu dhabi on february 3, but sheik mohammed bin zayed al nahyan, the crown prince, and e...
Cindy Wooden

The Favourite is riddled with inaccuracies. So who was the real Queen Anne?

the film the favourite is an early runner for oscar glory, and casts a spotlight on the life and times of queen anne, the last reigning stua...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Virginia bishops condemn governor’s support for in-labor abortion bill

bishop michael burbidge of the diocese of arlington and bishop barry c. knestout of the diocese of richmond issued statements on thursday co...
Christine Rousselle/CNA

In today's Church, ugliness is finally in decline

i was in the fitzwilliam museum, cambridge, last week, nosing around a sarcophagus, when a man with a beard asked if i was who he thought i ...
Tim Stanley

Week in review

the big story of the past seven days ✣ pope francis: i’ll think about exceptions on priestly celibacy what happened? pope francis said on mo...
Staff writers

The Pope's prayer app is an excellent idea

pope francis launched his own profile on the “click to pray” app on sunday, january 20, just ahead of his departure for world youth day cele...
Christopher R. Altieri

Notre Dame's Columbus murals: the bigger picture

oliver cromwell reportedly paused over the body of charles i – freshly liberated of its head – and muttered, “cruel necessity.” no doubt he ...
Michael Warren Davis

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