Catholic Church

Burundi's bishops raise the alarm on human rights

the catholic church in burundi has raised the alarm over human rights violations in the country. in a statement issued at the end of their j...

Francis Njuguna

Why Mexican Catholicism has lost ground since Trent

in writing a book on mexican christianity, one question has been unavoidable: why has protestantism grown and catholicism declined – especia...

Vocations start young – and other lessons from a major study

if we’re to resolve the vocations crisis in the united states, it might be helpful to determine who’s seeking ordination already. a new stud...

Michael Warren Davis

Why Augustus Tolton should be America's next patron saint

the church in the united states is suffering. over the past year, american catholics have watched stories unfold on sex abuse, cover-ups, th...

Aaron Benavides

The seminary that saved British Catholicism

as one drives through northern france, it is easy to ignore the signs to douai. it has no cathedral to match amiens, no world-famous gastron...

Fr Nicholas Schofield

The people who really keep the Vatican going

in all the talk of curial reform, most of the attention has focused on the top spots: what will they be when the dust settles, and who will ...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: From Bladensburg to Birmingham

toronto salt and light founding ceo resigns over ‘plagiarism’ fr thomas rosica has resigned as ceo of salt and light catholic media foundati...

Meanwhile: 100-year-old priest concelebrates with his four sons

fr probo vaccarini celebrated his 100th birthday earlier this month – and marked the occasion by concelebrating mass with his four sons, who...

The best of the web: loyalty, China and magic

criticise or be silent? it depends at catholic culture, philip lawler returned to a book by the economist albert o hirchman, called exit, vo...

Overlooked: Sri Lankan cardinal – government could have stopped attacks

what happened? the sri lankan government could have stopped the easter sunday attacks which killed over 250 people in colombo, negombo and ...