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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Intimacy, joy and relief: a painting that reveals the heart of penance
Ribalta’s great portrait shows that penance is not ultimately defined by our wrongdoing
Eve Tushnet
How Satanists are using religious freedom to challenge Christianity
a visitor to the illinois state capitol will find three holiday displays curiously juxtaposed: a christmas tree, a menorah, and “an apple up...
Jeff Cimmino
Pope Francis prepares for dialogue in the desert
pope francis is going to the arabian peninsula. the announcement from the press office of the holy see attracted significant attention, but ...
Christopher R. Altieri
Week in review
the big story of the past seven days ✣ pope to make historic visit to abu dhabi what happened? pope francis will visit abu dhabi, the capita...
Staff Reporter
Leading article: Cardinal of the Year
in this issue, we present our catholic of the year award to a thoroughly deserving recipient: the long-suffering laity. but if we had given ...
The Catholic Herald
December 14, 2018
The Catholic Herald
Three cardinals dropped from C9 as reform process nears end
the vatican said wednesday that while there are no immediate plans to add new members to the c9, pope francis has released the three eldest ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
LA archdiocese to press charges against sisters accused of embezzlement
the archdiocese of los angeles will file a criminal complaint against religious sisters who have been accused of embezzling from a catholic ...
JD Flynn/CNA
Five dead in Brazilian cathedral shooting, cathedral priest asks for prayer
a gunman killed at least four people people tuesday, inside the cathedral of our lady of the conception in campinas, brazil. after opening f...
Catholic News Agency
Site of Baptism of the Lord nears reopening as landmines cleared
churches at the site along the banks of the jordan river where jesus is believed to have been baptised could reopen within a year, following...
Catholic News Agency
Indian bishop resigns amid complaints of misuse of funds, attempted marriage
pope francis accepted monday the resignation of bishop prasad gallela from the pastoral government of the diocese of cuddapah, in the indian...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA
Pope Francis: Advent demands conversion, recognizing our mistakes
advent is a time of waiting and expectation, pope francis said sunday, but this season also requires a “journey of conversion.” “to prepare ...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Argentine archbishop: in some dioceses there is a gay priests' lobby
Archbishop Aguer welcomed Pope Francis's recent remarks on homosexuality in the priesthood
Staff Reporter
Scottish mall refuses to allow nativity scene amid Christmas display
The Archdiocese of Edinburgh and St Andrews criticised the 'Grinch-like' ban
Catholic News Agency
Pope points to Mary’s trust in God on solemnity of the Immaculate Conception
on the solemnity of the immaculate conception, pope francis encouraged catholics to imitate mary’s deep trust and openness to god when faced...
Courtney Grogan/CNA
Prince Charles praises Sister who helped Christians escape ISIS
The Prince of Wales said Sister Luma had spoken movingly of her return to the Nineveh Plain
Simon Caldwell
After China deal, two underground bishops step down at Vatican's request
two underground bishops in china have agreed to step aside in favor of bishops of the chinese patriotic catholic association, in the wake of...
Catholic News Agency
The Brothers who would not be moved
with the beatification of the seven trappist monks of tibhirine (and 11 other male and female religious killed during the civil war that rag...
Will Gore
Houston, we have a problem
on november 28, district attorney brett ligon of montgomery county, texas, led the raid on the chancery of cardinal daniel dinardo of housto...
Jordan Bloom
Last orders? Spain's vanishing monasteries
catholics in spain have voiced alarm at the rapid decline of monastic life in the country, despite reassurances from church leaders. “we are...
Jonathan Luxmoore
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