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Police investigate Pope's surgeon for alleged fabrication of medical records
rome – a surgeon who has twice operated on pope francis is under investigation for falsifying hospital records. the italian daily la stampa ...
The Catholic Herald
Pope has chosen where he wants to be buried
pope francis addressed concerns about his health in a recent interview while discussing plans for his own funeral and burial in a different ...
The Catholic Herald
Christian minority killed and dying due to Gaza conflict
the israel-hamas conflict has claimed the lives of 22 people from among the roughly 1,000 christians living in gaza. an airstrike killed 17 ...
The Catholic Herald
Why Catholics should continue to follow the news despite anti-religious and progressive bias
i’ve encountered a tendency amongst many fellow believers—especially in more traditional quarters—to express skepticism about the need to re...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Changing the conclave? Whatever happens next is likely also to have happened before
rome – despite two separate denials of mounting intensity, speculation continues to make the rounds that pope francis has tasked a veteran i...
John L Allen
Bishop Kukah: optimism in 'complicated' Nigeria despite fears of increasing Islamization
yaoundè, cameroon – a leading nigerian prelate has said that the very structure of the state in africa’s most populous nation is “dysfunctio...
Ngala Killian Chimtom
Decline of faith in Netherlands leaves priests 'burnt out' and demoralised
s-hertogenbosch, the netherlands – growing work pressure, parish mergers and church closings are causing stress for parish priests in the ne...
The Catholic Herald
Pope demands loyalty from Syro-Malabar Church after resignation of controversial cardinal
mumbai – a leading dissident in india’s syro-malabar church has expressed satisfaction for the resignations of two senior officials, includi...
Nirmala Carvalho
Waiting to Be Arrested at Night, by Tahir Hamut Izgil
waiting to be arrested at night tahir hamut izgil jonathan cape, £18.99, 272 pages this poet’s account of life under intense surveillance in...
Hannah Glickstein
Who needs enemies? Pope's special nominee to Synod on Synodality facing trial in Sicily
rome – it has emerged that one of pope francis's special nominees to the synod on synodality, luca casarini, is under investigation in sicil...
John L Allen
Spanish government continues to crack down on Catholics praying rosary in public
the spanish government has come under fire after police forcibly dissolved a public gathering of catholics praying the rosary in madrid. thi...
Tom Colsy
On The Record: some fine listening choices for Advent and Christmas
perhaps more beautiful than the better-known “ veni emmanuel ” is the 17th-century french chant “ rorate caeli”. the antiphon melody shoots ...
Alex Hodgkinson
Legal gap around ‘false mysticism’ may hamper Rupnik prosecution, experts say
rome – as the abuse case of famed slovene priest and artist father marko ivan rupnik continues to perplex catholics around the globe, expert...
Elise Allen
Pope Francis postpones commitments ahead of Dubai trip due to lung inflammation
rome – as a result of what the vatican described on monday as an inflammation of his lungs, for which he’s receiving antibiotic treatments, ...
Elise Allen
Liam Neeson will narrate Advent reflections inspired by C.S Lewis on Catholic prayer app
veteran actor liam neeson will narrate a series of advent reflections on a catholic prayer and meditation app, it has been announced. neeson...
Tom Colsy
Bishop Barron's 'politely excoriating' assessment of the Synod on Synodality
last week bishop robert barron released a statement about the “synod on synodality”, which he attended, in which he is politely e...
Mark Lambert
The surprising health benefits of praying the rosary in Latin
this advent, i would encourage you to take up the practice of saying the rosary out-loud and if you can, in latin. create a prayerful atmosp...
Philip Campbell
Catholic media must evangelise digital world, says Pope
catholic journalists and newspapers must adapt to the digital world with enthusiasm in the cause of the new evangelisation, pope francis has...
Simon Caldwell
Why does Europe ignore the crimes committed against Christianity?
thirteen churches , basilicas and cathedrals across france were lit up in red on wednesday, a colour chosen to symbolise the blood shed by c...
Gavin Mortimer
Blood and blessing? Catholicism and corrida
george young reflects on catholicism and the corrida, where the only certainty is death. the convergence between bullfighting and spanish ca...
George Young
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