Catholic Church

German diocese under prominent progressive bishop sees no annual ordinations for first time in 200 years

the diocese under the tenure of the president of the german bishops’ conference and its s ynodaler weg – german synodal way – has ordained n...
Tom Colsy

Rome’s Chief Rabbi expresses 'great disappointment' with Vatican's stance on Gaza

rome – having already warned of “many steps backward” in catholic-jewish relations as a result of contrasting reactions to israel’s war with...
Crux Staff

Survivors of Nigerian Christmas Eve massacre still sheltering at Catholic church

none of the perpetrators of a deadly set of coordinated attacks on dozens of christian communities in nigeria’s plateau state have been held...
Amy Balog

Is the Pope after an ‘Assisi on the Tiber’ to promote his spiritual vision

mikhail gorbachev once declared that while he remained an atheist, he had to admit that soviet communism had never produced anyone quite lik...
John L Allen

Could the benefits of married Catholic clergy outweigh the costs?

once in a while the spectre - as it is often made out to be - of allowing married priests to be ordained into the catholic church rears its ...
Fr David Palmer

Dutch cardinal could get papal successor boost after response to ‘Fiducia Supplicans’

rome – this week voters in the new hampshire primary will head to the polls, taking part in what has long been the premier proving ground in...
John L Allen

On Pilgrimage With: Peter Stanford

where would you go?   i was fortunate, a few years ago, to pay a very brief visit to lalibela. i was on a work trip as a journalis...
Peter Stanford

First ever papal trip to Vietnam likely after thaw in bilateral relations

rome – after meeting vietnamese officials, a top vatican diplomat has said he will travel to vietnam this spring as the two countries contin...
Elise Allen

Africans praise peer for demanding end to Nigeria's Christian 'genocide'

yaoundè, cameroon — a leading catholic research entity in africa has welcomed the call by a british catholic politician for urgent action to...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Record number of Catholic priests arrested, abducted or murdered in 2023

last year 132 priests and religious were arrested, abducted or killed globally, according to latest research. belarus, china, nicaragua and ...
The Catholic Herald