Catholic Church

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

pope francis has accepted archbishop luigi ventura's resignation as apostolic nuncio to france. ventura was accused of sexual assault earlie...

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

pope francis has declared that the pontifical secret will no longer apply in cases of accusations and trials involving abuse of minors or vu...

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

the neighborhoods which dot the potomac river are brightly lit now. christmas lights seem to appear steadily throughout the weeks of advent....

C C Pecknold

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

around this time i am trying to decide which books i have read during the year that still reverberate in my memory in a special way. it is a...

Francis Phillips

we are all interested in lives of the saints – those extraordinary men and women who show the rest of us what it really means (and costs) to...

Francis Phillips

senior police officials in the australian state of victoria discussed by email the way that their 2014 investigation into cardinal george pe...

Ed Condon/CNA

church leaders in jerusalem are appealing to israeli authorities to reverse a decision that prohibits the christmastime travel permits that ...

Catholic News Agency

bishop james conley announced friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as bishop of lincoln, neb. “i have been ...

Catholic News Agency