Catholic Church

Christians in Pakistan suffer plight

‘if we showed our faces in public, we could easily be targeted, lynched even. we can’t stay in one location. we have to keep on the move for...

Humanae Vitae: have the first shots been fired in a coming war?

italy’s current birthrate is 392,598 newborns per year, a staggering 30 percent drop since 2008, unsustainably low for any country. to avert...

New Papal Nuncio presents credentials to King Charles III

the new apostolic nuncio to great britain yesterday presented his diplomatic credentials to king charles iii. archbishop miguel maury buendí...

How a determined laity in Washington, D.C and Arlington, VA is fighting Latin Mass restrictions

since pope benedict xvi issued  summorum pontificum  in 2007, liberalising celebration of the traditional latin mass, the older fo...

Pope Benedict predicted gender ideology would be final rebellion against God

pope benedict xvi predicted that gender ideology would be the next great challenge to the church and the final rebellion against god, a us m...

Persecution of Catholic-owned Calvary Hospital is radical call to arms for Australian Catholics

last week, the australian capital territory’s overlords announced their plan to strip calvary hospital – an establishment of the sisters of ...

Bolivian bishop calls for 'optional' priestly celibacy following clerical pederasty scandal

a south american bishop has called for “optional celibacy” for priests in the wake of revelations that a gay jesuit missionary sexually abus...

The Francigena Britannica: Walking the pilgrim path

brian mooney early spring, as chaucer tells us, is the start of the pilgrimage season. thanks to an account left by archbishop of canterbury...

Sciaf chief appointed to lead Caritas six months after mass sackings

the executive director of sciaf, the overseas aid agency of the scottish bishops, has been elected as head of caritas internationalis six mo...

Leading Catholics and rabbis agree: help terminally ill, reject assisted suicide

leading israeli rabbis and catholic church leaders have signed a joint declaration on the ethics of treating the terminally ill, and rejecti...