Catholic Church

Cardinal Ambongo: emerging papal candidate due to Fiducia Supplicans

rome – there is a story that during british rule of india, colonial officials became concerned about poisonous cobras in the city of delhi a...

African cardinal says Fiducia Supplicans has ‘damaged’ synodal process

rome – an africa cardinal who recently led the continent’s bishops in rejecting blessings for same-sex couples has now taken to task the tim...

Ngala Chimton / Crux

Chinese mainland gets bishop for first 'new Catholic diocese' since communist revolution

rome – the state-sanctioned catholic church in china has seen a new bishop’s appointment made alongside the establishment of a new diocese o...

Commemorating Cardinal Consalvi: 200 years of restored relations between Great Britain and the Holy See

last week saw the bicentenary of the death of cardinal ercole consalvi, who died on 24 january 1824. brilliant, erudite and anglop...

John Martin Robinson

Concerns for Turkey’s Christian minority after Sunday attack claimed by ISIS

rome – in the wake of a shooting at a catholic church in an istanbul neighbourhood that left one person dead, fear is once again on the rise...

The meaningless vacuity of just being 'nice'

the week of prayer for christian unity has changed its character over the years. it used to be the ecclesiastical version of birdmen leaping...

The Catholic churches of Hertfordshire

a county of new towns and london sprawl still has some interesting catholic heritage. i had forgotten hertfordshire, the large unwelcome fie...

Confusion reigns as Pope says new blessings are for same-sex couples but not their unions

pope francis has attempted to further clarify the vatican document permitting non-liturgical blessing for couples in same sex or irregular r...

The Catholic Herald

Second Canadian cardinal named in sexual abuse lawsuit

rome – a canadian cardinal and key ally of pope francis has been named in a class action sexual abuse lawsuit against the archdiocese of que...

Kentucky bishop suspends priests devoted to Traditional Latin Mass

new york – a small religious community dedicated to the traditional latin mass in the diocese of covington, kentucky, that once had aspirati...