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Should the Vatican scrap China deal?

later this year, a deal inked in 2018 between the chinese communist party (ccp) and the vatican will expire. the initial two-year agreement ...

Pope resignation rumours grow as Africa trip cancelled

rumours are mounting that pope francis is on the verge of resigning. debate about the pontiff’s poor health have persisted for some time, wi...

Pope Francis appoints Canadian lawyer as new head of Order of Malta

pope francis has appointed a new head of the order of malta even before the funeral of its previous leader fra’ marco luzzago, who died sudd...

andrea-gagliarducci

BREAKING: Pope speaks on Ukraine war

details have been released of pope francis’ comments about the conflict in ukraine, regarding which he accused russian troops of brutality w...

Gunmen massacre more than 50 Catholics during Pentecost Sunday Mass in Nigeria

at least 50 people were killed and others injured on sunday when gunmen attacked worshippers at a catholic church in southwestern nigeria, a...

Pope congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on 70th anniversary of her reign

pope francis sent a congratulatory message to queen elizabeth ii on thursday coinciding with the united kingdom’s joyous celebration of the ...

Holy Communion given to Muslim and Protestant politicians at Mass celebrated by German bishops

a muslim politician and at least one protestant politician have received communion at masses celebrated by bishops during a multi-day cathol...

A bittersweet, brilliant memoir of loss and love

don’t put yourself on toast  freddy taylor short books, £12.99, 192 pages the finality of the hospital bed arriving home and the patien...

Olenka Hamilton

Conservative but not clericalist

any body that can muster 500 priests and deacons is a force to be reckoned with, and the confraternity of catholic clergy, which does just t...

Gertrude Clarke

The arrest of Cardinal Zen: A new low for China's 'brutal' Communist regime

arresting a 90 year-old cardinal marks a new low for a chinese communist party regime that had already sunk to shocking levels of inhumanity...

Cardinal Zen arrested by China for alleged 'collusion with foreign forces'

cardinal joseph zen has been arrested by the authorities in hong kong, according to local media reports. the 90-year-old former catholic bis...

U.S. Catholic churches attacked following Roe vs Wade court leak

criminal acts targeting catholic churches and pro-life advocates were reported after a weekend marked by unrest in multiple locations in the...

Bishops scrap final Covid restrictions by restoring 'Sunday obligation' to attend Mass from Pentecost

the obligation for catholics to attend mass on sunday and holy days is to be re-introduced in england and wales from pentecost. the decision...

Biden twists Catholic teaching to defend abortion up to birth

president joe biden has asserted that no “mainstream” religion claims to know when human life begins, contradicting his catholic faith. bide...

U.S. Supreme Court poised to overturn Roe v. Wade abortion ruling

the u.s. supreme court will vote to overturn roe v. wade, the 1973 decision that legalized abortion nationwide, according to draft opinion c...

The restoration of two Bentley churches

in the 19th century, the “potteries” in notting dale, west london, were an area of considerable degradation, with many poor irish catholic i...

Pivot to summer

so much of the life of any garden depends on what happens in the sky above it and spring is when it matters most. the manner in which the at...

Pope names new Archbishop of Paris

pope francis has named archbishop laurent ulrich as the new catholic archbishop of paris. ulrich, the archbishop of lille, northern france, ...

Priest stabbed repeatedly at church in France

a 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to disarm a man stabbing a priest at a cath...

Vatican clears Polish cardinal of negligence after abuse probe

the vatican has ended an investigation into allegations that polish cardinal stanisław dziwisz failed to investigate claims of clerical sex ...

Hannah Brockhaus

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