Catholic Church

Vatican’s top diplomat calls use of NATO weapons against Russia ‘disturbing’

rome – as several western nations, including the united states, have given ukraine approval to use their weapons in strikes on russian terri...

Dashboard confessional: Infuriated in Wales by an incompetent health service and petty traffic regulations

as i write, a measles outbreak has been declared in south east wales where i live. four people, apparently, have been diagnosed with measles...

Olenka Hamilton

How are we to judge ... ? Francis's frank phraseology confuses the West

the fallout from pope francis’ remarks to the italian bishops rumbles on. this is in part because his words have defeated the efforts of bot...

Scenes of heroic piety impress priest during Eucharistic exposition in New York

new york – when the national eucharistic pilgrimage passed through the bronx borough of new york city last week, fr roger landry witnessed w...

Another Californian diocese files for bankruptcy due to volume of abuse lawsuits

a sixth california diocese has filed for bankruptcy in the wake of special legislation that eliminated the statute of limitations in cases r...

Rupnik case in ‘advanced stage’ despite complexities, says Vatican investigator

rome – seven months after the vatican reversed its previous course and opened a canonical inquiry into accusations of long-term abuse commit...

'Kentish Camino' launched in recognition of women who helped pioneer Christianity in ancient England

a camino-type walk has been launched in the uk to highlight the royal women who pioneered christianity in the county of kent fourteen centur...

Nuncio to Kenya says secular West is 'self-absorbed' and has 'lost its vigour'

yaoundé, cameroon – archbishop hubertus van megen, the vatican representative in kenya, blames the receding church in europe on the continen...

Ngala Chimton / Crux

The Catholicism and Catholic churches of the North Riding of Yorkshire

the north riding of yorkshire (technically abolished on 1 april 1974) is predominantly a beautiful rural area. it stretches from beyond hawe...

Pilgrimage to Chartres: Tens of thousands travel to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass

over the recent whitsun weekend i, along with more than 20,000 other pilgrims, descended upon the city of chartres, in a walking pilgrimage ...