Catholic Church

Archbishop John Wester agrees with Trump on nuclear weapons

a us archbishop and leading catholic voice on nuclear disarmament has said he shares the us president's concerns over nuclear prolifera...
johnlavenburg

Diary from Jerusalem

nothing prepared me for the booms that shook the building and bounced me out of bed. i had been sleeping in my room at the notre dame of jer...
Michael J. La Civita

Vatican hopes to renew controversial China deal

rome – vatican secretary of state italian cardinal pietro parolin has said that both china and the vatican hope that a controversial deal on...
Elise Allen

Are papal priorities right?

now is the time for the bishops to come into their own. the pope, in his motu proprio  – traditionis custodes – on restricting the cele...
Father Anonymous

Assisted suicide may be outsourced to private companies to help NHS

assisted suicide services could be provided by private companies under government plans to ensure the number of requests don’t impede curren...
The Catholic Herald

Filipino bishop decries divorce reforms as a blow to family and society

as the philippines moved closer to legalising divorce , a leading catholic bishop has warned politicians that “divorce weakens the fabric of...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal George Pell: 1941-2023

with the sudden death of george pell the church has lost a remarkable and controversial voice. his last public appearance was as a concelebr...
The Catholic Herald

Italian school closes to ‘celebrate’ Ramadan, while another prevents Easter blessing

rome – in examples which suggest the strains of a county navigating the transition from being almost entirely catholic to a more multi-ethni...
Crux Staff

IVF is no panacea and Church teaching reflects that for the sake of human dignity

most people have a strong and natural desire to have their own children. in church teaching the gift of a child is one of the great goods of...
Pia Matthews

The Church has moved on from the 1970s - the Rupnik scandal shows the Pope must do so too

one of the worst accusations against the integrity of the catholic church arise from the continuous sexual abuse scandals that have emerged ...
Gavin Ashenden