Catholic Church

'Fresh risk of genocide' to Middle East Christians

middle east christians are at direct risk of a second genocide which threatens them with wipe-out from the lands of the bible – according to...
The Catholic Herald

Cathedral in Iraq's largest Christian town to be rebuilt in 2020

the great al-tahira immaculate conception cathedral in bakhdida remains charred black inside, five years after the islamic state plundered a...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican's investment funds were vehicles for Italian bank fraud

two investment funds used by vatican dicasteries were also used by a major italian bank to conceal illegal investments for which the bank wa...
Ed Condon/CNA

The change to the ‘pontifical secret’ does less than it appears to do

by now, readers will have heard that pope francis has issued a rescript lifting the so-called “pontifical secret” under which the church has...
Christopher R. Altieri

Priests respond to Archbishop Paglia: 'Accompaniment isn't directionless'

after a prominent archbishop commented to journalists last week that he would hold the hand of a person dying of assisted suicide, two pries...
Jonah McKeown/CNA

Priests respond to Archbishop Paglia: 'Accompaniment isn't directionless'

after a prominent archbishop commented to journalists last week that he would hold the hand of a person dying of assisted suicide, two pries...
Jonah McKeown/CNA

Vatican's investment funds were vehicles for Italian bank fraud

two investment funds used by vatican dicasteries were also used by a major italian bank to conceal illegal investments for which the bank wa...
The Catholic Herald

The change to the 'pontifical secret' does less than it appears to do

by now, readers will have heard that pope francis has issued a rescript lifting the so-called “pontifical secret” under which the church has...
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Sarah's profound meditation on the God of love

having mentioned an interview between the late sir jonathan miller and norman lebrecht in a recent blog on advent, i am now thinking of anot...
Francis Phillips

Former Queen's chaplain to become Catholic

an outspoken former chaplain to the queen is to convert to catholicism on the fourth sunday of advent this year. gavin ashenden resigned his...
Nick Hallett