Catholic Church

Why aid is not enough to save Nineveh Plain Christians

patriarch louis sako of the chaldean catholic church took the unprecedented move of cancelling christmas celebrations in iraq, following the...

The end of Iraqi Christianity?

when iran’s general qasem soleimani was killed in a us drone strike in baghdad, iraq’s christians had good reason to be afraid. although the...

Portugal draws inspiration from the martyrs of Morocco

pope francis has granted the diocese of coimbra, in central portugal, a jubilee year which began on january 12 and will run until january 17...

Filipe D'Avillez

'A true emergency': Spanish government takes on the Church

spain’s catholic bishops have expressed fears of a conflict with the new socialist-led government over radical plans to strip the church of ...

Jonathan Luxmoore

Dialogue and drones: the US Church reflects on Soleimani

the american drone strike that killed an iranian general on january 3 prompted calls for peace from catholic leaders in the us, and a debate...

The European project according to Pope Francis

one line in pope francis’s “state of the world” address to diplomats last week really stood out, regarding the disaster that struck notre-da...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Covington to Caracas

covington, kentucky cnn reaches settlement with covington student   cnn has reached an undisclosed settlement with nick sandmann, a ken...

The best of the web: an occupied cathedral, Roger Scruton and the McCarrick delay

the catholics who occupied a cathedral at charlotte was both, amy welborn praised an academic article by jennifer scheper hughes, which look...

Overlooked: Hungarian government to offer free IVF

what happened? the hungarian government has announced that it will offer free ivf to women, in a move likely to increase tensions with the c...

The big story: Benedict XVI defends celibacy amid authorship furore

what happened? pope emeritus benedict xvi has entered the debate over the future of the priesthood, contributing to a book by cardinal rober...