Catholic Church

Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/07/10

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

Austrian bishops set up commission on abuse

Bishop of St Pölten promises justice for abused

The Catholic Herald

Vatican to strengthen child abuse norms

Revisions will also add the attempted ordination of women to list of most serious crimes against Church law

Nostra aetate: a break with tradition?

Author Moyra Doorly and theologian Fr Aidan Nichols discuss whether the Second Vatican Council’s view of other religions was too rosy

Fr Aidan Nichols

Vatican's chief auditor oversees reform of the Legion

Archbishop Velasio de Paolis confirmed as papal delegate to Legionaries

Priests care for the people, but who cares for priests?

Clergy need a forum where they can express their fears and anxieties freely, says Ulick Loring

Fr Ulick Loring

Young people gather to discern vocations

The first ever national vocations discernment weekend takes place at Oscott College in Birmingham

Priest ordained and two professed at Belmont

Belmont Abbey was the scene of the ordination to the priesthood of Dom Andrew Berry, monk of the same monastery, on June 24

New art for Oxford church

Last month saw the completion of artwork by James Gillick for the church of Ss Gregory and Augustine in Summertown, north Oxford

Our bishops supported Labour for so long that no one will listen if they criticise the Tories

In fact, from a Catholic point of view, the coalition is doing rather well