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Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/05/19

priests in kerala have read out an "unprecedented" circular letter in churches criticising their leader, cardinal george alencherry. cardina...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/05/19

we must free ourselves from “worldly bonds” and listen with docility to the word of the lord, pope francis said at yesterday’s regina caeli ...

How China's technological controls keep Christians under constant surveillance

as the 30th anniversary of the tiananmen square protests approaches, the chinese communist party is utilizing authoritarian tactics old and ...

Courtney Grogan/CNA

Georgetown Visitation alumnae respond to 'heartbreaking betrayal'

former students of georgetown visitation preparatory school have published an open letter challenging a recent decision they say undermines ...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/05/19

cardinal luis antonio tagle has been re-elected president of caritas internationalis . the rwandan church has rejected calls to expel clergy...

Abolishing the priesthood would tear the heart out of the Church

a year ago, there appeared in the national catholic reporter an account of a catholic men’s gathering at cape cod, which the periodical said...

Banning sport on Sunday isn't a 'war on athletics'

archbishop allen vigneron issued a new policy last week banning sports games and practices on sundays in catholic schools in the archdiocese...

Germany's 'church strike' puts its bishops in an awkward position

a women’s strike led by a dissident catholic group has sparked actions across germany. the maria 2.0 group, which uses an image of the bless...

How the South African Church is going to hold Ramaphosa to account

south africa’s 2019 general election was in many ways unsurprising. the ruling african national congress (anc) won a majority, albeit the sm...

Claire Mathieson

What The Atlantic doesn't understand about the priesthood

it should not surprise anyone to discover wickedness among the ranks of the catholic priesthood. everyone with a modicum of self-awareness a...

A 'mortal threat' to religious freedom in California

as it stands, all clergymen in california are “mandated reporters”, meaning the state requires them to report suspected instances of the sex...

Michael Warren Davis

World News: from Cipoletti to China

erie, pennsylvania priest reconciled with website he called ‘from the devil’ a priest has apologised to the media organisation church milita...

The Catholic Herald

Overlooked: SSPX: It's a 'waste of time' to call Pope a heretic

what happened? the traditionalist society of st pius x (sspx) has said it is a “waste of time” to accuse pope francis of heresy. last month,...

The Catholic Herald

May 24, 2019

The Catholic Herald

Iraqi Christians need urgent aid, archbishop tells Britain's foreign secretary

an iraqi church leader has met britain's foreign secretary jeremy hunt and called on the government to provide urgent help to prevent persec...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/05/19

pope francis has urged china’s catholics to remain “united in the communion of the universal church” . president jair bolsonaro has taken pa...

Pope prays for Spanish missionary beheaded in Central African Republic

pope francis led thousands of pilgrims in prayer for a spanish missionary sister killed in central african republic. while greeting french p...

Junno Arocho Esteves

Abortion propaganda conquered the world. Alabama shows it can be stopped

as americans hotly debate the state of alabama’s abortion ban, as well as infanticide laws in new york and virginia, it’s worth looking to a...

Archbishop Gregory pledges openness at ‘defining moment’ in Washington archdiocese

archbishop wilton gregory expressed “deep gratitude and immeasurable joy” as he took charge of the nation’s capital see tuesday. “i want to ...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/05/19

the archdiocese of washington is facing “a defining moment” , archbishop wilton gregory said at his installation mass yesterday ( full text ...

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