Catholic Church

Catholic official responds to Trump’s claims of white 'genocide' in South Africa

a catholic official with the southern africa bishops’ conference has responded to the recent controversy surrounding the meeting between the...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

'Controlling desire': the Ozempic weight-loss craze and its effect on contraception

last week, the guardian’s curiously-titled health and inequalities correspondent reported that the medicines and healthcare products regulat...
Anthony McCarthy

Catholics urged to protest to MPs over hijack of Bill to allow abortion up to birth

the archbishop of liverpool has urged catholics to write to their mps to oppose hijacking amendments to a government bill to allow abortion ...
Simon Caldwell

Nigeria's bishops demand end to jihadi violence after 100 die in fresh attacks

catholic bishops in nigeria have renewed their demands for an end to the killing of christians in the country, saying there is “no justifica...
Ngala Killian Chimtom

Pope Leo orders removal of Rupnik's 'rape art' from Vatican websites

images of artwork created by a disgraced celebrity cleric accused of rape have disappeared from official vatican media websites without expl...
The Catholic Herald

Southern Baptists consider move to overturn same-sex marriage

the southern baptist convention (sbc) – the largest protestant denomination in the united states – is convening its annual meeting in dallas...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV one month on

the so-called “rorschach test” stage of the papacy – in which people can project whatever they want onto the pope in this early period – con...
Elise Ann Allen

The rainbow flag and the Sacred Heart: a battle for the soul of June

the rainbow flag, flown everywhere in “pride month”, is not what it pretends to be. its ubiquitous success feeds off our naivety and gullibi...
Gavin Ashenden

Pope Leo XIV: the Holy Spirit challenges our digital isolation

pope leo xiv has marked pentecost sunday by describing how the holy spirit “is the gift that opens our lives to love" and opens borders in p...
Charles Collins

The liturgy that built the West: Cosima Gillhammer’s illuminating new book

cosima gillhammer’s new book about the liturgy may well foster a renewed appreciation for what has, for many, become routine; light on darkn...
Max Lau