Catholic Church

Chad’s Bishops call for peace, reconciliation following death of president

children react past a mural poster of chad's late president idriss deby in a street in ndjamena on april 24, 2021, a day after his funeral. ...

Responsibility, Accountability, Transparency: The State of Church Reform

over the past few years, journalists – including this vatican watcher – and experts in a host of related or adjacent fields have written ad ...

Christopher Altieri

Vatican’s child protection commission meets for Plenary Assembly

the pontifical commission for the protection of minors gathered in rome and virtually from april 19-22 for its plenary assembly. the commiss...

St George: The soldier-saint of which little is known for sure

st george by hans von kulmbach c.1510   this brief on the life of st george was originally published in 2013. - ed. st george is patron...

US Report: Ongoing Persecution of Uyghur Muslims, Harassment of Catholics & other Christians in China

uyghur muslims demonstrate in front of the chinese consulate on december 30, 2020, in istanbul, after china ratified an extradition treaty w...

Alarming Trends in Major ACN Report on Global Religious Liberty

firefighters work outside the burning church of asuncion after it was set on fire by demonstrators on the commemoration of the first anniver...

Cardinal Cassidy: A legacy of diplomacy, dialogue and reconciliation

then-archbishop cassidy in 1984, by sjakkelien vollebregt - nationaal archief, cc by-sa 3.0   the man who would become cardinal cassidy...

Philippa Hitchen

At General Audience, Pope warns against 'despising' vocal prayer

pope francis defended the practice of vocal prayer as the surest means of dialogue with god, a means that is always available to us, and “as...

Cantalamessa's Talking to You

the preacher of the papal household, cardinal cantalamessa, preaching the good friday homily this year.  (photo by andreas solaro/pool/...

JRS in Kenya joins Bishops' call to keep migrant camps open

jesuit refugee service kenya has added its voice to that of the nation’s bishops in calling on the kenyan government to keep the dadaab and ...