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Confirmation: Catholic priest did not provide key reference in alkaline attacker's asylum claim
the suspect in the clapham chemical attack was primarily assisted in his asylum application by a baptist minister and not the catholic churc...
Simon Caldwell
Catholic Church refutes accusations of helping alkaline attacker gain asylum
the diocese of hexham and newcastle today denied assisting an afghan fugitive wanted for an alkaline attack on a woman and her two children ...
Simon Caldwell
Pope of surprises: but will latest Vatican developments placate papal critics?
rome – fans of the epic british period drama “downton abbey” will recall that in the series finale, at one point gladys denker, maid to the ...
John L Allen
The return to 'Satanic panic': Canada's grief for mass murders never committed
on may 27, 2021, chief rosanne casimir of the tk’emlúps te secwépemc first nation announced that ground penetrating radar (gpr) technology h...
Anna Farrow
Poland grapples with changes to abortion law as Catholic Church hits back
poland’s catholic church has spoken out against proposals by poland’s new ruling coalition to liberalise the country's abortion law and rest...
The Catholic Herald
Hong Kong's Catholics face ‘collapse of religious freedom’
religious freedom is being lost in hong kong due to pressure from the chinese communist party, according to a new report from the committee ...
The Catholic Herald
Senior bishop warns European Union faces a 'critical step' this June for its 'future'
rome – ahead of looming european elections in june, and with a war on the continent still raging, the president of the european bishops has ...
Elise Allen
Cardinal Ambongo: emerging papal candidate due to Fiducia Supplicans
rome – there is a story that during british rule of india, colonial officials became concerned about poisonous cobras in the city of delhi a...
John L Allen
The problem with Saint Brigid’s pagan makeover
saint brigid now has her own state-sanctioned bank holiday in ireland, which this year falls on monday, 5 february, following the saint's fe...
Laura Perrins
African cardinal says Fiducia Supplicans has ‘damaged’ synodal process
rome – an africa cardinal who recently led the continent’s bishops in rejecting blessings for same-sex couples has now taken to task the tim...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Chinese mainland gets bishop for first 'new Catholic diocese' since communist revolution
rome – the state-sanctioned catholic church in china has seen a new bishop’s appointment made alongside the establishment of a new diocese o...
Elise Allen
Concerns for Turkey’s Christian minority after Sunday attack claimed by ISIS
rome – in the wake of a shooting at a catholic church in an istanbul neighbourhood that left one person dead, fear is once again on the rise...
Crux Staff
Second Canadian cardinal named in sexual abuse lawsuit
rome – a canadian cardinal and key ally of pope francis has been named in a class action sexual abuse lawsuit against the archdiocese of que...
Crux Staff
German diocese under prominent progressive bishop sees no annual ordinations for first time in 200 years
the diocese under the tenure of the president of the german bishops’ conference and its s ynodaler weg – german synodal way – has ordained n...
Tom Colsy
EXCLUSIVE: Calls for 'urgent' inquiry into amendments to legalise late-term abortion in UK
the uk government is being called to launch an urgent inquiry after the medical director of one of the uk’s largest abortion providers repor...
The Catholic Herald
Rome’s Chief Rabbi expresses 'great disappointment' with Vatican's stance on Gaza
rome – having already warned of “many steps backward” in catholic-jewish relations as a result of contrasting reactions to israel’s war with...
Crux Staff
The Michaela Community School ‘prayer ban’: facing the awkward realities of a multicultural society
the michaela community school in wembley, north london is, by many metrics, a success story. but right now the school and its erudite headte...
Johannes McLaren
Pope urges Vatican press corps to resist sinking to ‘commercial media’ standards
rome – in a rare session with members of the vatican press corps, pope francis thanked journalists for their work, urging them to base their...
Elise Allen
Africans praise peer for demanding end to Nigeria's Christian 'genocide'
yaoundè, cameroon — a leading catholic research entity in africa has welcomed the call by a british catholic politician for urgent action to...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Record number of Catholic priests arrested, abducted or murdered in 2023
last year 132 priests and religious were arrested, abducted or killed globally, according to latest research. belarus, china, nicaragua and ...
The Catholic Herald
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