Catholic Church

What next for Downside Abbey?

the beautiful abbey church at downside is one of the great master pieces of the gothic revival, with furnishings to match. pevsner described...
Michael Hodges

Catholic Church leads struggle against whitewashing of Argentinian dictatorship

são paulo, brazil – in argentina, the catholic church is one of the most active institutions resisting president javier milei’s policy of di...
EduardoCamposLima

Catholics should care about Labour’s attack on Latin in schools

the labour government seems to be taking a very ideological approach to education policy, apparently reversing many of the policies of the p...
Joseph Shaw

Pope critiques ‘rigid’ dress sense and mentality of conservative prelates

the pope has taken conservative bishops and cardinals to task for the way they dress, suggesting their adherence to ostentatious styles reve...
The Catholic Herald

Tabernacle salvaged from church destroyed by LA wildfires

a los angeles firefighter has spoken about his successful efforts to recover the tabernacle from the ruins of corpus christi church that was...
The Catholic Herald

New report indicates era of widespread clerical abuse in US Church is over

a new report into abuse allegations against catholic clergy in the us sheds light on when the vast majority of abuses occurred, indicating t...
Crux Staff

Pope's autobiography sheds light on his complex and contradictory mind

hope, the autobiography by pope francis penguin/viking £25 hope, the autobiography  is billed as the first ever biography to be publish...
Melanie McDonagh

'It's over.' A leading American Anglican gives a searing assessment of the Welby years

the news that an ancient and beautiful cathedral in peterborough has announced that it may go broke and have to close because it can no long...
Gavin Ashenden

Cameroon archbishop says synodal approach will grow Church in Africa

buea, cameroon – archbishop andrew nkea fuanya of bamenda in cameroon says the synodal approach will not only grow the church in africa, it ...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Stephen Fry and modern society's sex problem

the new year’s honours list informed us that a knighthood had been bestowed on the writer and actor stephen fry. that announcement revived i...
Anthony McCarthy