Catholic Church

'Don't look for scapegoats': cardinal issues plea with other religious leaders

Cardinal Nichols joins the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Chief Rabbi and an imam in urging Britain to unite against prejudice

Relics of St Thomas More and St John Fisher draw crowds in Minnesota

Hundreds of Catholics crowded into the Cathedral of St Paul to venerate the relics of two English saints

Did the commandant of Auschwitz undergo a miraculous conversion before he died?

A pilgrim’s guide to Poland raises the sort of questions you would never see in a Lonely Planet

Francis Phillips

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/07/16

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

‘Why can’t we choose our own Patriarch?’

The Pope has appointed Franciscans to two of the most prestigious posts in the Holy Land. Neither speaks Arabic, so what's going on?

Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

The strange future of parish life

Vatican II and the internet have brought consumer choice into churchgoing. Some see that as a danger – but with imaginative leadership, it could be an opportunity

Damian Thompson

An accidental pilgrimage

I touched down from America hoping only for a few good dinners. But I found hints everywhere of British Catholicism's surprising vitality

Matthew Schmitz

Podcast: Do we need a second referendum on Europe?

Tune in and find out what's really happening in the Catholic Church

Madeleine Teahan

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