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Best of the web: celibacy, Scruton and troubled times

a married priest on clerical celibacy what’s the point of celibacy? at his blog, fr dwight longenecker – a married priest – argued that it h...
Staff writers

Overlooked: Chinese authorities make bishop homeless

what happened? a bishop who has refused to join the state-run catholic patriotic association (cpa) has been made homeless after being evicte...
Staff writers

Church of England affirms sex is only for heterosexual marriage

sex is reserved for married heterosexual couples, new pastoral guidance from the church of england has affirmed. the new guidance also draws...
Catholic News Agency

Nelson Perez is the new Archbishop of Philadelphia

bishop nelson perez of cleveland has been appointed as the new archbishop of philadelphia, returning to the local church of his priestly ord...
Catholic News Agency

On 'Roe' anniversary, bishops announce parish initiative to help pregnant women

while lamenting the anniversaries of the 1973 u.s. supreme court decisions that mandate legal abortion nationwide, the u.s. bishops announce...
Catholic News Agency

Trump to attend March for Life

us president donald trump will address the national march for life in person on friday, making him the first president in the event’s 47-yea...
Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/01/20

bishop nelson perez is the new archbishop of philadelphia , reports rocco palmo. cardinal jorge mario bergoglio defended the jesuits from a ...
Luke Coppen

Taiwan president appeals to Pope Francis over China's 'abuse of power'

taiwan's president tsai ing-wen has written to pope francis describing china’s aggression and persecution of religion as “obstacles to peace...
The Catholic Herald

Dominican seminarians teach the world to sing – in Latin

young seminarians from switzerland have been surprised by the powerful global response to their new youtube channel , accessible in english,...
The Catholic Herald

The case for suppressing the Legion of Christ

the legion of christ is back in the news, with ap reporting on a gruesome story in mexico, not only of abuse and cover-up, but also of failu...
Christopher R. Altieri