Catholic Church

VIDEO: Blessed Carlo Acutis comes to Manchester as the 'millennial saint' draws pilgrims of all ages

a video report from bbc north west tonight highlights the impact of the relic of the heart of blessed carlo acutis being brought to st antho...
Simon Caldwell

Bishops urge Catholics to take action on two-child benefit cap that undermines value of new life

the catholic bishops’ conference of england and wales continues to voice serious concerns about the implications of the current two-child po...
The Catholic Herald

Bishop warns young against 'diabolical' non-commitment to marriage or priesthood

catholics should not waste their lives by "diabolically" avoiding vocational commitments to either marriage or to the priesthood and consecr...
The Catholic Herald

Benedict XV: the pontificate of a Pope of Peace in the time of the First World War

on september 6, 1914, giacomo della chiesa was elected to the throne of st peter at the age of 59. benedict xv, as he became, was one of the...
Terry Philpot

The Vance factor: bringing religion back into US politics whether the establishment likes it or not

religion has not so far featured significantly in the us presidential campaign – as opposed to abortion, which is a moral rather than religi...
The Catholic Herald

Ohio bishops defend Haitian migrants after Trump accuses latter of eating pets

the catholic bishops of the us state at the centre of controversy about haitian migrants, following online rumours and then comments made by...
johnlavenburg

Pope tells cardinals to tighten belts as Vatican struggles to sort its finances

pope francis continues to push for his long-running goal of financial reform at the vatican. he has addressed the church’s cardinals and ask...
Elise Allen

Scandal-struck diocese making 'significant' safeguarding progress, says watchdog

the agency which oversees safeguarding in the catholic church as reported “significant progress” in standards in the diocese of hexham and n...
The Catholic Herald

Relics of 'God's influencer' - Blessed Carlo Acutis - welcomed to Manchester

the relics of blessed carlo acutis, the italian teenager who is likely to become “the first millennial saint”, will today be welcomed to man...
Simon Caldwell

Confessional Catholics and US public life: Francis X Maier has a journalist’s head and a churchman’s heart

in the united states, opinion polls consistently suggest that to identify as catholic is not a reliable predictor of one’s favoured politica...
Ken Craycraft