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The Dean of Canterbury’s decision to fill England’s oldest cathedral with graffiti has provoked outrage among Christians worldwide, exposing the spiritual emptiness and disorder at the heart of the Church of England’s stewardship of sacred places.

Auxiliary Bishop Ludger Schepers of Essen has denounced a prayer of reparation led by four bishops following an LGBTQ pilgrimage to the Vatican, calling it a “shameful act of exclusion” and urging the Church to repent for the harm it has caused to queer Catholics.

Pope Leo XIV held a private audience with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández signalling a continuation of the pastoral approach begun under Pope Francis.

In a foreword to The Trojan Horse in the Catholic Church, the former doctrinal chief warns that the synodal process seeks to replace the Church’s hierarchical and sacramental order with a democratic, secular model.

The controversial plan would have compelled Catholic priests to report information learned under the seal of Confession as part of the state’s mandatory child abuse reporting law

The decision by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops means the current edition that was translated and designed in the 1970s is getting its first update in over half a century

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has commended the release of the Apostolic Exhortation 'Dilexi te' – ‘I have loved you’ – the first document of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, as a timely reminder for the faithful

The prominent former Tory politician has released a video on the history of the Feast of the Holy Rosary in which he guides viewers on how to pray the popular Catholic devotion and even extolls its health benefits

Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick is more than a tale of obsession and revenge; it is a theological voyage through sin, grace and redemption.

The study invites responses from both adult neurodivergent Catholics and their caregivers, seeking to identify what helps and what hinders full participation in Church life

An icon created in Ukraine during the height of the conflict has been solemnly blessed at a UK cathedral after making a perilous journey out of the country. The icon was made and brought to the UK after being commissioned by the Catholic Military Association

Archbishop Ajapahyan was arrested in June and accused of involvement in an alleged coup. Prosecutors said he had urged the removal of the government in a series of statements that were an incitement to regime change

A recent poll sheds light on attitudes among Catholics, Protestants and the non-religious in the country towards religion, Christianity and individual Churches

The feast of Our Lady of the Rosary has long held a special place in Catholic devotion, since being instituted by Pope St Pius V in thanksgiving for the victory of Lepanto in 1571

Pope Leo should not be blamed for blessing frozen water. What made the outcome unholy rather than holy was the detachment of the chunk of Greenland ice from anything obviously connected to Jesus, at least in the minds of the activists

The solemn prayer, led by Bishop Athanasius Schneider, was offered in response to what participants described as the desecration of the Jubilee Year and of St Peter’s Basilica during the pilgrimage

A 'motu proprio' is a document that carries the personal authority of a pope and can legislate, repeal or modify norms within his jurisdiction. It's often used to address matters requiring clarity, reform or direct intervention

In a veneration first for the United States, its Catholics will have the opportunity to visit and prayer before the full-size habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio

The Pope's title is pontifex, which means bridge-builder, and that is what he is doing

With lavishly-endowed basilicas, coach loads of tourists and pilgrims swarming around the saint's tomb, Assisi is in many ways a money-making machine that any modern pilgrim site tends to be nowadays