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Mexican Church speaks out against US ban on asylum claims
são paulo, brazil – after president joe biden’s new directive on asylum claims on the border with mexico made it even more difficult for ref...
EduardoCamposLima
Another Canadian church burns to the ground with cause of blaze a 'mystery'
a beloved and famous canadian church has been “completely destroyed” following the outbreak of a currently inexplicable fire on 9 june. the ...
The Catholic Herald
Right-wing shift in European elections could both hinder and help Pope’s agenda
less than a week after pope francis called on people to recognise migrants as “a living image of god’s people on their way to the eternal ho...
John L Allen
Belmont Abbey elects Dom Brendan Thomas to be community's 12th abbot
the monks of belmont abbey have elected dom brendan thomas to be their new abbot. during his 8-year tenure, the new abbot will oversee a com...
The Catholic Herald
Brother of 'Vatican girl' says new papal-ordered inquest is a 'farce'
rome – pietro orlandi, the brother of a 15-year-old girl whose 1983 disappearance remains the most notorious unsolved vatican mystery of the...
Crux Staff
Biden’s new border restrictions 'dangerous, immoral and illegal', Catholic leaders say
new york – catholic leaders have said that president joe biden's new executive actions which will limit illegal immigration in order to gain...
johnlavenburg
Pope writes preface for book by LGBT-rights activist Fr James Martin
pope francis has written a preface for a new book by one of the catholic church’s most prominent apologists for the global gay rights moveme...
Simon Caldwell
Church reminds Mexico’s new president of promises she made
claudia sheinbaum’s landslide electoral victory over xóchitl gálvez on 2 june has transformed the former mexico city mayor into the country’...
EduardoCamposLima
Pope sends sympathetic response to young man rejected from seminary for being gay
reports that pope francis has corresponded with a young man who claimed he was rejected from seminary for being gay have gained resonance du...
The Catholic Herald
Special report: Pilgrimage industry on its knees in Holy Land
navigating the old city of jerusalem is usually a challenge. the narrow, labyrinthine streets are typically crowded with pilgrims and touris...
CaitlinKelly
It's time Pope Francis learned the dangers of careless talk
the pope is christ’s vicar on earth, the spiritual head of the church. but this pope can also be humanly indiscreet and imprudent. francis h...
The Catholic Herald
US synod report highlights 'tensions' expressed by American Catholics
new york – to address noticeable tensions, american catholics want church leaders to foster unity through promoting interculturality and gre...
johnlavenburg
Vatican issues apology on Pope’s behalf over offence caused by reports of ‘faggotry’ slang use
after reports circulated internationally about pope francis appearing to use a crude italian slang term to refer to homosexuality in catholi...
Elise Allen
Pope uses 'crude' Italian slang to criticise gay culture in seminaries
the vatican’s pr machine has swung into action following reports that the pope used a crude slang term in reference to the prevalence of hom...
John L Allen
'Dark day' for Pakistan's Christians after mob attack
mumbai – a may 25 attack on christians in north-central pakistan by an enraged muslim mob, accusing a christian man of having defaced the qu...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Who will hold the keys of St Peter next? The ups and downs of expertise
while american journalist david von drehle has enjoyed a highly distinguished career, including stints with both the washington post and tim...
John Allen
Cardinal Fernández battles to fix rift with Copts over gay blessings document
rome – the vatican’s doctrinal chief has held talks with the coptic leader to heal the rift caused by rome's decision to provide non-liturgi...
The Catholic Herald
The Acts of the Spirit: A dramatic sequel to the Gospels, with St Stephen to the fore
throughout the easter season we read large chunks of the acts of the apostles, and this month we celebrate two of the events related therein...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Two Catholic priests kidnapped in Nigeria within a week
yaoundé, cameroon – two catholic priests have been abducted in nigeria within a week, underscoring the ongoing persecution faced by christia...
Ngala Chimtom
Vatican offers assurances as China sets out rules for dialogue
rome – top vatican officials reaffirmed at a high-profile conference in rome this week that the church does not pose a threat to china’s sov...
Elise Allen
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