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Wilton Gregory appointed next Archbishop of Washington
pope francis thursday named archbishop wilton gregory the archbishop of washington, succeeding cardinal donald wuerl. archbishop wilton greg...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Pope Francis's words are being drowned out by the abuse crisis
pope francis can’t seem to gain traction in the press this week, several major media events notwithstanding, in which he made several quotab...
Christopher R. Altieri
Pope Francis asks youth for help in 'preventing atrocities' of abuse
pope francis has called upon young people to be vigilant in the face of “horrible crimes” of clerical sexual abuse, and to confront priests ...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/04/19
environmental activist brother paul mcauley has been found dead in the amazon city of iquitos in peru. regular mass attendance in australia ...
Luke Coppen
Chinese city offers cash incentives to informants on illegal religious groups
guangzhou, the capital of china's guangdong province, is offering to pay citizens in exchange for information on “illegal religious groups” ...
Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis: Even in desperation, abortion won't solve problems
pope francis said on sunday that abortion is not a lawful way to solve problems, even in extreme and desperate situations, and that awarenes...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 02/04/19
pro-life film unplanned has made a "strong $6m debut" , according to the hollywood reporter. cardinal malcolm ranjith has led an anti-drugs ...
Luke Coppen
Pope Francis: Freedom of conscience in danger in 'Christian countries'
pope francis decried the regression of freedom of conscience in “christian countries” during an in-flight press conference sunday, telling r...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/04/19
pope francis urged morocco’s christian minority to build a “culture of mercy” as he celebrated mass in rabat on sunday ( full text , full vi...
Luke Coppen
Underground bishop detained in China's Hebei province
a bishop of the underground church in china's hebei province and his vicar general were placed in detention this week, and a lay catholic ac...
Catholic News Agency
Pope Francis: 'Sacramental confession is the way of sanctification'
pope francis told priests and seminarians friday that the sacrament of penance is “the way of sanctification” in which miraculous conversion...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Is Archbishop Wilton Gregory the right man for Washington?
it’s (almost) official: archbishop wilton gregory of atlanta will be appointed the next archbishop of washington, according to e...
Michael Warren Davis
Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/03/19
cardinal reinhard marx has insisted that the german church is not seeking “to ‘adapt to the spirit of the times,' as some people fear” . per...
Luke Coppen
'Christian fascists go to hell': Australia's new lynch-mob mentality
hours before 10am on wednesday, march 13 a media cloud had gathered over the county court of victoria, melbourne. in a first for australia, ...
Natasha Marsh
Pope Francis got it right on Cardinal Barbarin
pope francis did the right thing in refusing to accept the resignation offered by cardinal philippe barbarin of lyons after his conviction b...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Bishops' names are being erased from buildings across the US
cardinal donald wuerl, the former archbishop of washington, was once the most powerful man in the american church – second, perhaps, only to...
Michael Warren Davis
Why are Anglican ordinations taking place in Catholic churches?
there are some wounds that time simply doesn’t heal. one of them is the twinge of resentment catholics feel at the sight of canterbury cathe...
Michael Warren Davis
Why did the Pope accept one cardinal's resignation but not another's?
last week in rome was the story of two resignations: one long since submitted and at long last accepted; the other, submitted and shelved on...
Christopher R. Altieri
World News: from San Salvador to Nur-Sultan
santa fe, new mexico santa muerte is no saint, says archbishop an american archbishop has condemned the popular veneration of santa muerte, ...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"you hear very famous scientists making pronouncements like … we don’t need god any more. that’s complete nonsense" theoretical physicist ma...
Staff writers
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