Catholic Church

The Amazon synod organisers are at odds with Pope Francis

in a recent interview granted to la stampa, pope francis spoke about the synod for the amazon, which will take place in october. the synod’s...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Big families will be the next target in the culture wars

eighteen months ago i was having lunch with a well-known columnist and contrarian, when conversation turned to predictions. in particular, w...

Nigerian clergy are demanding change after a series of killings

last week, more than 200 priests of the catholic diocese of enugu, enugu state, south east nigeria, marched through the major streets in the...

The Catholic Herald

How the St Vincent de Paul Society has shifted its focus

the society of st vincent de paul (known in the us as the svdp) is one of america’s most beloved catholic charities. it has specialised in t...

Who decides on a child's 'best interests'?

in a few weeks' time the high court will hear an application from the parents of tafida raqeeb, a five-year-old muslim girl in a semi-comato...

Rarely has a Vatican official spoken so bluntly on abuse

as spring 2019 turned into summer, journalists, media relations professionals and communications experts gathered for four days in st peters...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Minneapolis to Mumbai

minneapolis knights of columbus volunteered for 76m hours the knights of columbus volunteered for 76 million hours and gave $185 million in ...

The week in quotations

"it is necessary not only to eliminate the nuclear threat by abolishing nuclear weapons, but at the same time to make all people richer in a...

Meanwhile: Incense shortage?

bad news for sacristans this week: we could be facing an incense crisis, as the number of boswellia trees plummets. as a report in the churc...

The best of the web: Cathedrals, the Elgin Marbles, and junk news

what cathedral installations reveal at father ed’s blog, fr ed tomlinson asked why anglican cathedrals are putting tourist attractions in th...