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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Growing extremism and intolerant nationalism are to blame for increased persecution of Christians, says new report by Catholic charity
john pontifex explores why acn's new report - persecuted and forgotten? a report on christians oppressed for their faith 2020-22 - should be...
John Pontifex
Pope Francis denounces populism
on sunday, pope francis ate lunch with hundreds of refugees and homeless people, calling for a renewed commitment to helping society’s weake...
Ignatius Dean
Former Vatican auditor sues Holy See for millions in damages
the first auditor general of the vatican and his deputy are suing the secretariat of state for $9.25 million in damages. libero milone and f...
CNA Staff
The US midterms illustrate the deep ambivalence of voters about what issues matter most
the just-completed midterm elections in the united states are a proxy for the deep ambivalence of american voters about what issues matter m...
Ken Craycraft
Crackdown on Church in Nicaragua intensifies
nicaraguan dictator daniel ortega has stepped up his persecution of the catholic church by arresting a 64-year-old chronically-ill priest an...
Simon Caldwell
The Vatican's new Synod document radically overturns Christian teaching
the 'working document for the continental stage’ of the synodal way must be exposed as the trojan horse of heresy that is, writes gavin ashe...
Gavin Ashenden
All is not well at the Pontifical Academy for Life
the academy set up to promote catholic doctrine on human life and personal dignity has lost its way entirely, writes hugh somerville k...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
In Defence of the Seal
confidence in the confessional is vital, says fr gary dench on 20 october 2022 the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa...
Fr Gary Dench
Catholic schools outperform rivals, says US Government report
fresh data from the us government’s national assessment of educational progress has demonstrated the impact of covid-19 on schoo...
Ignatius Dean
Cardinals Tagle and Parolin defend renewal of Sino-Vatican pact
on october 22 the vatican confirmed it had renewed a deal with the chinese communist party (ccp) relating to the appointment of bishops in t...
Ignatius Dean
The Synod will continue until Synodality improves
are catholics going to be asked the same questions until they produce the right answers, wonders hugh somerville knapman osb on 16 october, ...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
Is the Synodal Way a hostile take-over of the Church?
of all the voices raised in warning about an imminent coup threatening the catholic church, former head of the congregation for the doctrine...
Gavin Ashenden
Pope extends Synod on Synodality to 2024
pope francis has announced that the synod on synodality will be extended to 2024. speaking in his angelus address on sunday, the pope shared...
Courtney Mares
The Scoles family: a Catholic architectural dynasty
joseph john scoles (1798-1863) was born in london, the son of a catholic joiner. he was educated at baddesley green and in 1812 apprenticed ...
Michael Hodges
Ukraine will keep fighting the good fight
the catholic principles of the just war are as valid today as ever they were, so it was heartening that the pope has reiterated their import...
The Catholic Herald
Trouble ahead? The Irish Synodal Pathway leads to Rome
it is more than likely that the catholic church’s synod in rome – called by pope francis and set to take place in october – is going to end ...
Laura Perrins
Rome cannot ignore the prosecution of Cardinal Zen
this month sees the trial in hong kong of cardinal joseph zen. he and four defendants face charges of failing properly to register a fund (n...
The Catholic Herald
Police arrest Catholic mother over accusations of Twitter gender abuse
police in surrey have swooped on the home of a catholic mother-of-five after she was accused of posting “malicious” online messages about “g...
Simon Caldwell
The Scoles family: a Catholic architectural dynasty
joseph john scoles (1798-1863) was born in london, the son of a catholic joiner. he was educated at baddesley green and in 1812 apprenticed ...
Michael Hodges
Diary: by John Martin Robinson
this year marked the 40th anniversary of my appointment as a herald, one of the human playing-cards who turn out in colourful costumes to le...
John Martin Robinson
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