Catholic Church

A 'mortal threat' to religious freedom in California

as it stands, all clergymen in california are “mandated reporters”, meaning the state requires them to report suspected instances of the sex...
Michael Warren Davis

Who is in line to succeed the Vatican doctrinal chief?

last week was all about consistories. when will the next one be? who would turn 80 when, and what will it all mean for the church heading ou...
Christopher R. Altieri

World News: from Cipoletti to China

erie, pennsylvania priest reconciled with website he called ‘from the devil’ a priest has apologised to the media organisation church milita...
The Catholic Herald

The best of the web: surviving communism, Marilynne Robinson, and a parish miracle

slovak catholics who survived communism at the american conservative , the eastern orthodox writer rod dreher introduced readers to the rema...
The Catholic Herald

The week ahead: Memorial Day, Marian pilgrimage, and saint on stage

monday may 27 is memorial day in the united states, a federal holiday which always falls on the last monday of may. it is a day of remembran...
The Catholic Herald

Overlooked: SSPX: It's a 'waste of time' to call Pope a heretic

what happened? the traditionalist society of st pius x (sspx) has said it is a “waste of time” to accuse pope francis of heresy. last month,...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis is quietly paving the road to unity

pope francis is preparing to end this month as he began it: with a concerted effort to reach out to the orthodox world. on may 31, he is exp...
The Catholic Herald

Iraqi Christians need urgent aid, archbishop tells Britain's foreign secretary

an iraqi church leader has met britain's foreign secretary jeremy hunt and called on the government to provide urgent help to prevent persec...
John Pontifex

The Equality Act shows that state persecution is just around the corner

last week the house democrats passed the equality act, legislation which adds sexual orientation and gender identity to the definition of “s...
C C Pecknold

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/05/19

pope francis has urged china’s catholics to remain “united in the communion of the universal church” . president jair bolsonaro has taken pa...
Luke Coppen