Catholic Church

Pope's apology to abuse victims rejected by survivors' group as 'damage control'

brussels – after pope francis met a group of survivors of clerical sexual abuse in belgium friday, one advocacy organization has said such g...
Elise Allen

All religions 'divinely inspired', re-asserts Pope against teachings of his predecessors

pope francis has repeated his controversial teaching that all religions are divinely inspired by god. in a message to an interreligious gath...
Simon Caldwell

Archdiocese of Boston turns building developer in response to housing crisis

with the announcement of another affordable housing project, the archdiocese of boston now has under construction more than 150 mixed-unit a...
johnlavenburg

Cardinal Parolin warns European project is neglecting Catholicism to its own detriment

with pope francis now embarked on his trip to luxembourg and belgium, cardinal secretary of state pietro parolin set the stage and alluded t...
Crux Staff

A weary Pope gets an easy start in Luxembourg before entering the lion’s den on latest European trip

pope francis appealed for peace and for the integration of migrants in a europe continuing to reel from the war in ukraine and an ongoing mi...
Elise Allen

Kansas City Archdiocese sued by male teacher for gender-based discrimination

a former catholic school teacher has filed a lawsuit against the archdiocese of kansas city in kansas that includes a claim of gender-b...
The Catholic Herald

How the Church’s vast talent pool contributes to Vatican's dysfunction

fans of the roma soccer team, one of the two professional squads in the eternal city, are in a grumpy mood these days. in part that’s becaus...
John L Allen

Optimism among Irish Catholic Church that vocations may be rising

hope is being expressed among irish church circles that vocations to the priesthood may be increasing after a long decline given an encourag...
DeclanMcSweeney

Churches in southern Lebanon open doors to those displaced by Israeli airstrikes

christian churches in lebanon have opened their doors to those seeking refuge from the devastating impact of ongoing military action as the ...
The Catholic Herald

Has Kamala Harris snubbed New York's grandest Catholic society event?

the al smith dinner is such a feature of the social and political landscape in the us northeast that there was an episode about it in the tv...
johnlavenburg