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Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/02/19
the church must “once again be absolutely credible and reliable” , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , full video ). an e...
Luke Coppen
What was missing from the Pope’s closing remarks at the abuse summit
pope francis this morning delivered his concluding remarks to participants in the four-day meeting on child protection that began last thurs...
Christopher R. Altieri
Venezuelan bishops call for humanitarian aid to be distributed
the venezuelan bishops’ conference is calling on nicolas maduro’s government to allow humanitarian aid to enter the country and be peacefull...
Catholic News Agency
Rosica apologizes for plagiarism
a long-time vatican spokesman has admitted to passing off the writing of others as his own, and apologized for plagiarizing. “what i’ve done...
JD Flynn/CNA
A new ideology is attacking celibacy. We've been through all this before
the consensus has it out for priestly celibacy and chastity in catholicism. which means we the faithful, lay and clerical, are called to ral...
Sohrab Ahmari
Tagle: Confront the 'stench of filth' caused by abuse
an expert on abuse prevention offered “practical suggestions” to participants at a vatican summit on child sexual abuse on thursday, while t...
Catholic News Agency
Sodalit founder expelled from congregation
the founder of the sodalitium christianae vitae has been formally expelled from the group, and forbidden from contacting any member of the s...
Catholic News Agency
Covington Catholic student sues Washington Post over Nathan Phllips story
attorneys for covington catholic high school student nicholas sandmann announced they filed a $250 million dollar lawsuit against the washin...
Christine Rousselle/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/02/19
leaked documents have raised new questions about when the vatican knew of allegations against argentine bishop gustavo zanchetta ( spanish r...
Luke Coppen
Heretic of the week: Joseph Smith
joseph smith (1807-1844) was born in sharon, vermont; by the time he was 12, his family had joined the migration of new englanders into upst...
Charles Coulombe
Forgiveness is more than a strategy
seventh sunday of the year 1 sm 26: 2,7-9,12-13 & 22-33; 1 cor 15:45-49; lk 6:27-38 (year c) ‘the lord is compassion and love, slow to a...
Bishop David McGough
Think German Catholicism is in decline? Look at the latest figures on Protestantism
in germany, the crucible of the reformation 500 years ago, the country’s former protestant majority now makes up less than a third of the po...
Jon Anderson
France's churches are under attack, but the establishment doesn't seem to care
during the french revolution’s worst years, some of the most visible expressions of violence involved attacks on the church, which was perce...
Samuel Gregg
Truth and fiction in a new Vatican exposé
in the closet of the vatican: power, homosexuality, hypocrisy is the english title of the major book by the french sociologist and gay right...
Christopher R. Altieri
The abuse summit begins amid turmoil in Rome
the eyes of the world were already going to be on rome this week, where some of the most senior church leaders have gathered for a four-day ...
Christopher R. Altieri
Week in review
the big story of the past seven days ✣ pope recognises second newman miracle what happened? blessed john henry newman will soon be canonised...
Staff writers
February 22, 2019
The Catholic Herald
In private meeting, survivors tell leaders of abuse summit: 'We want action'
about a dozen victims of clergy sexual abuse met wednesday with the organizing committee of the vatican sex abuse summit, expressing their d...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Letters from the Vatican #3
grant, we pray, almighty god, that we may so follow the teaching and example of the bishop saint peter damian, that, putting nothing before ...
Xavier Rynne II
Chilean whistleblower to meet bishops ahead of abuse summit
juan carlos cruz, a clerical sex abuse whistleblower and a victim of fr fernando karadima, will meet with bishops and with fellow victims of...
Catholic News Agency
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