Catholic Church

Of the Holy Spirit and conclave

almost my first act as i stood on the verge of being received into the catholic church, was to buy a book on the worst popes throughout hist...

French archbishop admits inappropriate advance to young woman

a retired french archbishop is being investigated following a complaint that he sexually abused a young adult woman in the 1980s. emeritus a...

Time to ‘seriously discuss’ ending priestly celibacy in Catholic Church, declares Maltese archbishop

an archbishop viewed as a major ally of pope francis has called for the end to the discipline of priestly celibacy in the catholic church. m...

Click and connect

being a part of notre dame’s “digital generation” student body, i cannot remember a time when information and contact with a friend or famil...

On the Seventh Day of Christmas: Lead, Kindly Light

bohdan mandziuk is a seminarian for the ukrainian eparchy of the holy family of london, and when war broke out was a student at the three ho...

Bohdan Mandziuk

Priest stabbed during Mass in Singapore

mumbai, india – a priest in singapore was stabbed by a knife-wielding man during mass on saturday evening. father christopher lee, 57, is th...

Nicaraguan government blasts Vatican as ´immoral grotesque freaks, dressed up as pastors´

the nicaraguan government has launched a tirade of abuse at the vatican following an ewtn interview with the exiled bishop rolando álvarez o...

Latest development in Rupnik scandal: Loyola nuns in Ljubljana dissolved by Vatican

rome – in the latest development in the ongoing saga of ex-jesuit fr marko rupnik, a celebrated artist now facing multiple charges of sexual...

The Order of Malta has the right to control its affairs

the pope’s five-year intervention in the affairs of the order of malta has not been particularly happy. some of the order’s knights and dame...

The Catholic Herald

‘Oxford History of British and Irish Catholicism’ highlights constant Catholic thread through historical upheavals

despite the resulting popular legend, protestant reform in great britain did not consign catholicism to historical oblivion; for too long, b...