Catholic Church

Some senior Anglicans wish they could strangle the ordinariate at birth

But they cannot: this is an idea whose time has come

Today's Catholic must-reads: 12/01/11

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

Daily readings: January 16 - 22

Scripture readings in the Ordinary and Extraordinary Forms

Archbishop bids sad farewell to last Poor Clares

Four remaining Poor Clares leave convent in Warwickshire after 160 years

Requiem Mass for popular Birmingham priest

Fr Colin Fortune, parish priest at Holy Name church, Great Barr, is mourned

Jozef Lopuszynski

John Paul II: his dramatic life story

We recall the highlights of the late pope's life

The Catholic Herald

Church reveals fine details of ordinariate

A mother church and unique prayer books will accompany the structure set up this week

Pope urges Pakistan to scrap blasphemy law

In state of the world address Pope Benedict says threats to religious freedom abound, even in the west

Bishops' conference issues guide to the ordinariate

Fr Marcus Stock, general secretary of the bishops' conference, confirms ordinariate will be formally created this week

Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/01/11

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