Catholic Church

Russian nuclear orthodoxy

for patriarch kirill nuclear weapons are necessary for salvation, explains mark jenkins sergei shoigu, the russian defence minister, is a pr...
Mark Jenkins

Priest stabbed repeatedly at church in France

a 72-year-old religious sister has been praised for her “extraordinary courage” after she sought to disarm a man stabbing a priest at a cath...
CNA Staff

Vatican clears Polish cardinal of negligence after abuse probe

the vatican has ended an investigation into allegations that polish cardinal stanisław dziwisz failed to investigate claims of clerical sex ...
Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Francis shares 'apprehension' over German synodal path, says senior Vatican cardinal

a top cardinal at the vatican has confirmed pope francis’ apprehension about germany’s “synodal path,” cardinal kurt koch  said that cr...
CNA Staff

Police to allow priests access to crime scenes following outcry over Sir David Amess murder

revised national guidelines for the college of policing will allow for sacramental access at crime scenes where operationally possible follo...
Staff Reporter

Our Lady of The Windrush - a new icon goes on tour

as i passed through the huge central doors of westminster cathedral one sunny spring afternoon, i was struck by the lingering smell of incen...
Serenhedd James

German cardinal admits blessing gay couples and calls for Church teaching on homosexuality to change

a german cardinal has admitted to blessing couples in same-sex relationships and has called for a change in catholic teaching on homosexuali...
Simon Caldwell

After the FSSP’s dispensation from Traditiones Custodes, how firm is the ground on which the Ecclesia Dei institutes rest?

reeling from two blows to liturgical traditionalists in july and december 2021, the priestly fraternity of saint peter (fssp) attained a deg...
Tom Colsy

Christian MP who quoted from Bible cleared of hate crimes

a finnish court has cleared a christian mp of hate crimes after she was prosecuted for quoting verses from the bible. a court in helsinki di...
CNA Staff

Vatican: Teachers in Church schools have duty to uphold Catholic ethos

the vatican’s education congregation has published a document responding to conflicts over the interpretation of the concept of “catholic id...
Hannah Brockhaus