Catholic Church

Vatican laicises U.S. pro-life activist priest for 'blasphemous' communications

the vatican has laicised an internationally renowned pro-life activist priest for “blasphemous communications on social media”. fr frank pav...
Simon Caldwell

The Pontifical Academy for Life—A Sequel

photo: archbishop vincenzo paglia watches as pope francis addresses the general assembly of the pontifical academy for life on 5 october 201...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

The rank hypocrisy of the Irish apostasy

by  dubhaltach o reachtnin eamon martin, archbishop of armagh and primate of all-ireland, has spoken out strongly about the encroaching...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin

Nicaragua: Bishop Álvarez to face trial for conspiracy

nicaraguan prosecutors have charged a catholic bishop with crimes against the state some four months after he was arrested in a raid on his ...
Simon Caldwell

On to the manger: the Eparch of London on Advent

in 2020, and even into 2021, so many travel plans were cancelled or had to be postponed due to the covid-19 pandemic. i vividly recall the h...
Kenneth Nowakowski

Publisher withdraws abuser priest Fr Rupnik's books

a global publisher has withdrawn three books by jesuit artist fr. marko ivan rupnik after he was accused of serial sex abuse. pauline books ...
Olenka Hamilton

St Lucy: Italian saint who inspired a Swedish tradition

sweden is far north, cold and secular. yet, every year on the 13 december an italian girl who became a canonised saint of the catholic churc...
Karl Gustel Warnberg

The rise of Protestantism in Latin America

liberation sexuality is no more successful than liberation theology , writes gavin ashenden “the vatican is losing the largest catholic coun...
Gavin Ashenden

Bishop quits after finding role 'too great a burden'

pope francis has accepted the resignation of the bishop of hexham and newcastle who has quit almost a decade before he was due to retire, sa...
Simon Caldwell

Lay people can change the Church for the better

today’s financial challenges should be a catalyst for change in the catholic church , writes james somerville-meikle the catholic church sho...
James Somerville-Meikle