Catholic Church

Hand gestures, wandering around, replacing the crucifix: we priests need to respect the rubrics

'Do the red and say the black' is simple advice, but it could save a lot of trouble
Fr Matthew Pittam

Young Catholics celebrate World Youth Day at Washington event

Kraków in the Capital was celebrated on the campus of The Catholic University of America
Catholic News Service

'Lionel Messi is better than Maradona and Pelé,' says Pope Francis

Pope Francis told young Catholics that his compatriot is the greatest footballer of all time
Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/08/16

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

'It's not right to equate Islam with violence,' says Pope Francis

The Pope spoke to reporters on the flight back to Rome from Kraków
Catholic News Service

Muslims go to Mass across France in show of solidarity with Catholics

Muslims attended Mass in churches and cathedrals across France and Italy on Sunday in response to the murder of Fr Jacques Hamel
Associated Press

Leave your mark on history, Pope urges young pilgrims

'Unless you offer the best of yourselves, the world will never be different,' says Holy Father
Junno Arocho Esteves

Pope Francis: 'Humankind's cruelty did not end with Auschwitz'

The Pope spoke to crowds gathered outside the archbishop's residence in Kraków on Friday night
Junno Arocho Esteves

Our troubled world needs the example set by World Youth Day

In Kraków, pilgrims are discovering the hope and mercy that is sorely needed in these dark times
Jo-Anne Rowney

French imam says priest's killers 'are not part of humanity'

Muslims and Catholics joined in Friday prayers at a mosque in the Normandy town where Fr Jacques Hamel was killed
Associated Press