Catholic Church

Pope Leo XIV formally installed as Bishop of Rome

rome – pope leo xiv sunday paid visits to the papal basilicas of st. john lateran, where he was formally installed as bishop of rome, and st...
Elise Allen

Pope Leo XIV's gentle criticism of contemporary western liturgy is a vital wake-up call

too often, the catholic mass in the modern roman rite feels like a meeting. a well-meaning one, perhaps – but horizontal, flat and alarmingl...
Tom Colsy

Can a US-born Pope confront 'Americanism' or is it just a 'phantom heresy'?

a pope from the united states. that was the biggest surprise on 8 may when the new pontiff, chicago-native robert francis prevost, was annou...
Charles Collins

'We will never abandon our faith': Nigerian archbishop on targeting of faith groups

a leading nigerian prelate says faith-based organisations in the sahel region have become soft targets for extremists. archbishop ignatius k...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Public display of St Teresa’s remains divides opinion in Spain

the first public display in more than a century of the corpse of spain’s beloved saint who died 440 years ago has split opinion, with some i...
The Catholic Herald

Pope's first curial appointment signals continuity with Francis on women in Church

as with any papal transition, when pope leo xiv was elected questions arose about what his priorities would be, and whether he would continu...
Elise Allen

Jesuit missionary's killer finally faces justice after 38 years

the brazilian judiciary has finally issued an arrest warrant against one of the murderers of spanish-born jesuit missionary vicente cañas, w...
EduardoCamposLima

Europe’s bishops hope US-born Pope can break through Trump's anti-EU bias

several leading european bishops that represent catholic interests in the european union have stated that a significant concern for them tha...
Elise Allen

Popes understand the weaknesses of democracy more than politicians

in 1995, st john paul ii wrote, in his encyclical evangelium vitæ , that “without an objective moral grounding, not even democracy is capabl...
Niall Gooch

Singapore cardinal expresses hopes for liberation of traditional Latin Mass

the cardinal archbishop of singapore has defended catholics who are attached to the traditional latin mass. in an interview given to italian...
Tom Colsy