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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
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
Vatican restores priestly faculties to Ernesto Cardenal
pope francis has restored priestly faculties to 94-year-old fr. ernesto cardenal, who had been suspended a divinas in 1984 for holding a cab...
Catholic News Agency
Homosexuality is not a cause of the abuse crisis, says Cardinal Cupich
cardinal blase cupich said monday that this week’s vatican sex abuse summit needs to be focused on the protection of minors, underscoring th...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Pope knew about McCarrick allegations but dismissed them, claims writer of new exposé
archbishop carlo viganò told pope francis about allegations against theodore mccarrick, but the pope dismissed them because they did not con...
Staff Reporter
What does Pope Francis really think about Venezuela?
pope francis’ recent letter to venezuela’s nicolas maduro confirmed the holy see’s position on the venezuelan crisis, while demonstrating th...
Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA
Analysis: After McCarrick sex abuse verdict, money and power questions remain
the holy see announced saturday the conviction of theodore mccarrick on charges of the sexual abuse of minors and adults - aggravated by the...
Ed Condon/CNA
Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/02/19
people are making “great profits” by offering “magical solutions to every problem” , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , ...
Luke Coppen
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