Catholic Church

Bishops urge faithful back to Mass - but won't restore obligation in time for Christmas Day

the obligation to attend mass on sundays and holy days will not be restored in time for christmas because of the continuing threat from covi...
Simon Caldwell

Catholic priest guillotined by Nazis is beatified in Poland

a catholic priest guillotined by the nazis in 1942 was declared blessed on saturday.  cardinal marcello semeraro, prefect of the congre...
Luke Coppen CNA

'Lourdes is coming to us' - Relics of St Bernadette to tour British dioceses next year, bishops announce

the relics of st bernadette are to tour the churches of britain next year, the bishops have announced. a section of bone from her thigh is t...
Simon Caldwell

‘Cop26 has to be be a turning point’

thousands of catholics took to the streets of the uk to show their support for policies to halt climate change and reverse ecological degrad...
Simon Caldwell

Is Pope Francis’ pragmatic approach creating a crisis for canon law?

in the eight years since his election, pope francis has been an active lawmaker. beyond his well-publicized reforms, there have been many ot...
andrea-gagliarducci

Leading pro-life bishops: Catholic Church must be prepared if Roe overturned

the catholic church must be prepared to act if roe v. wade, the supreme court case that legalized abortion nationwide, is overturned, says t...
Katie Yoder

Religious freedom advocates ‘appalled’ as State Department removes Nigeria from watch list

after the u.s. state department released its list of countries with the most egregious religious freedom violations this week, human rights ...
Courtney Mares

Churches 'naive' to support dubious asylum claims, says priest after Liverpool bomb attack

churches are naïve if they support the asylum claims of muslim migrants who seek to avoid deportation by converting to christianity, a high-...
Simon Caldwell

USCCB chairmen elections: Who came out on top?

members of the united states conference of catholic bishops elected six new chairmen-elect on nov. 16 at their fall general assembly in balt...
Christine-Rousselle

Vatican finance trial: What’s happened so far and where is it heading?

a vatican judge’s partial turnaround at a hearing earlier this month is a significant plot twist in the finance trial that kicked off this s...
andrea-gagliarducci