Catholic Church

Cutting liberalism down to size

liberalism and its discontents by francis fukuyama profile books £16.99, 192 pages the term “liberalism” is a monster that has grown large a...

Maintaining the Church’s identity is vital

cardinal francis arinze looks over his balcony on to st peter’s square, golden in the blazing sunshine. it’s so hot and humid, in fact, that...

Will it be a Hungarian Pope?

hungarian cardinal péter erdő – archbishop of esztergom-budapest – may be emerging as a front-runner to succeed pope francis. the canon law ...

Dis-united States: Supreme Court abortion ruling splits Catholics and country

the decision by the us supreme court to rule there is no constitutional right to abortion, turning the decision over to the country’s 50 sta...

Let’s call the whole thing off

themes of sacral monarchy and jubilee linger in the liturgical observances of the two weeks after trinity sunday, with their great feasts of...

Should the Vatican scrap China deal?

later this year, a deal inked in 2018 between the chinese communist party (ccp) and the vatican will expire. the initial two-year agreement ...

Will the next Pope be Asian?

as rumours continue to mount that pope francis could be on the verge of resigning , it is worth considering not just who the next pontiff co...

The murder of Christians in Nigeria has nothing to do with 'climate change'

imagine if after the manchester arena bombing of may 2017 a foreign head of state had attempted to excuse salman abedi for the murder of 22 ...

Pope resignation rumours grow as Africa trip cancelled

rumours are mounting that pope francis is on the verge of resigning. debate about the pontiff’s poor health have persisted for some time, wi...

Catholic Bishop in Black Lives Matter row with school in US

an american catholic bishop has been caught up in a row with a middle school over flying flags championing the black lives matter (blm) and ...