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'I ask our teachers to be very vigilant': Bishop Davies on sex education

damian hinds, the education secretary, last week finally offered some clarity about the government’s relationships and sex education guidanc...

Cardinal Burke's week of controversy

cardinal raymond burke broke his silence last week regarding the unfortunate appearance of his name on a list of senior prelates who receive...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Peoria to Paris

indianapolis schools divided after archbishop marriage order an archdiocese has been riven by disputes over church teaching, after two schoo...

The week in quotations

"a confessor’s defence of the sacramental seal , if necessary, even to the point of shedding blood." the apostolic penitentiary, a&nbsp...

Meanwhile: No more collection plate excuses

the catholic community has created its own catholic match, bible apps and even confession preparation apps. now, it has a catholic venmo, re...

The best of the web: Ambiguity, Mr Catholic Boston and restoration

‘eloquent ambiguity’ in the catechism at crisis, fr george rutler remarked on the us bishops’ recent plenary meeting. the bishops discussed ...

The week ahead: Charleston Bicentenary, Messiah and pro-life rally

the us diocese of charleston is entering its bicentennial year with a service of vespers. the diocese was canonically erected by pope pius v...

Overlooked: Benedict reaffirms that Francis is Pope

what happened? tn a rare interview, pope emeritus benedict xvi has reaffirmed that “the pope is one; is francis.” in the interview, conducte...

The big story: Vatican – Chinese priests don't need to register with government

what happened? the vatican has given guarded support to chinese priests who refuse to register with the government. a new document says that...

The Vatican's guidelines may not be enough to save underground Catholics

last week the vatican made its most important intervention on china since it announced a “provisional agreement” with the communist authorit...

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