Catholic Church

Ukraine Catholic Church to stop using Russian-associated Julian calendar

the head of ukraine’s catholic church announced on monday a change to liturgical calendars this autumn that would see christmas celebrated o...
Staff Reporter

Church of England synod member 'rebuked' by Welby for publicly opposing same sex blessings

sam margrave is a left-leaning former local councillor and has been a member of the church of england’s general synod for over a decade. pol...
Gavin Ashenden

Bishops launch new 'academically rigorous' Religious Education Directory

education consultant edmund adamus explains what the catholic education service's new directory will mean for catholic schools in england an...
Edmund Adamus

Prayers are more powerful than bullets, Pope tells young on final day in Congo

pope francis has urged the young africans to reject corruption, war and violence on the final day of his visit to congo. “prayer is the most...
Staff Reporter

Today's Conservative Party is no place for Catholics

the catholics in the conservative party group hosted a formal launch event in the houses of parliament last week. the group says it aims to ...
Laura Perrins

List: Pope Benedict XVI's best quotes

on the petrine ministry at the beginning of his ministry in the church of rome which peter bathed in his blood, peter’s current successor ta...
The Catholic Herald

In the presence of the Angels: Benedict XVI's theology of Church music

liturgy is central to the legacy of pope benedict xvi – and music was central to his vision of liturgical renewal. in an address to the eigh...
Sara Pecknold

'Freedom is ever new': The legacy of Benedict XVI’s visit to the United States endures

in a homily on april 19, 2008, pope benedict xvi noted the st patrick cathedral’s beautiful stained-glass windows, which “flood the interior...
Fr Carter Griffin

Interview: Benedict XVI's abiding inspiration is ‘the gentle force of Catholic thought’

diane montagna interviews an italian priest and academic who knew pope benedict what is pope benedict xvi’s legacy? why was he able to inspi...
Diana Montagna

Benedict XVI's care for catechism and catechists

nobody can compare with joseph ratzinger, both as cardinal and pope, for his hawk-like surveillance of and attention towards formation of th...
Dr Caroline Farey