Catholic Church

Violent suicides soar in countries where doctor-assisted dying is legalised, reveals study

legal euthanasia and assisted suicide have no impact on the reduction of violent suicides and might in fact increase their prevalence, a new...

Italian court blocks referendum on assisted suicide because of risk to 'weak and vulnerable'

italy’s constitutional court has blocked a referendum to decriminalise physician-assisted suicide in the country, citing inadequate legal pr...

Hannah Brockhaus

Pope Emeritus Benedict apologises to abuse victims while advisers defend his handling of cases

pope emeritus benedict xvi personally requested forgiveness from abuse survivors in a letter responding to a report that faulted his handlin...

Pope appoints new Archbishop of Glasgow

pope francis has appointed bishop william nolan as the new archbishop of glasgow. bishop nolan will succeed archbishop philip tartaglia who ...

Putin's take on the "Russian Idea"

in 2014 vladimir putin recommended three books for his regional governors to read: justification of the good , by vladimir solovyov; philoso...

Former Anglican Bishop of Chester joins the Catholic Church

the former anglican bishop of chester has become a catholic during a private ceremony in scotland. dr peter forster, 71, who retired in 2019...

Cardinal Hollerich: Church teaching on gay sex is 'false' and can be changed

catholic teaching on the morality of homosexual sexual acts is “false” and could be changed, a senior cardinal has said. the traditional bel...

Sainthood cause opens for Pakistani security guard who sacrificed his life to stop suicide bomber

when a suicide bomber attempted to enter a catholic church in pakistan in 2015, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard blocked him. “i will ...

Terrorists murder Pakistani pastor in drive-by shooting

terrorists in pakistan have murdered a christian pastor who dedicated his life to helping persecuted the persecuted church in his country. g...

On the Church and Sexuality

the german church has convened a synod which will reach its conclusion in 2023. the synodal path –  as it is sometimes called – has had...

Karl Gustel Warnberg