Catholic Church

The Best of the Web: Indulgences, liberalism and sign language

how unusual is detachment from sin? how hard is it to gain a plenary indulgence? not as hard as some people think, argued fr timothy finigan...

The Week Ahead: UK March for Life, crisis talks, Tolkien movie

saturday 11 may sees britain’s annual march for life, which will take place in london for the second year running. speakers include the camp...

Overlooked: Dozens of priests refused entry to Britain

what happened? dozens of priests have been blocked from entering britain in the last five years, a times investigation has found. ten of the...

The Big Story: Speculation mounts over Vatican constitution

what happened? more details have emerged about possible changes to the vatican’s constitution. the spanish magazine vida nueva published det...

Who has the upper hand in the Vatican-China deal? We may soon find out

on monday, the vatican marked another milestone in its relations with china. cardinal gianfranco ravasi, president of the pontifical council...

The Catholic Herald

Increasing reverence, conversions and vocations – let's focus on the good news

someone asked me yesterday, “what’s the best thing you see happening in the catholic church right now?” it’s a great question to be asked be...

St Joseph Catholic Church in Phoenix destroyed by fire, cause unknown

an extensive fire destroyed st joseph catholic church in north phoenix during the early morning hours of may 1. the cause of the fire has no...

Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 02/05/19

archbishop wilton gregory has expressed “full support” for an abuse investigation by georgia’s attorney general. authorities in henan have d...

Vatican newspaper appoints new editorial board for women's magazine

the vatican newspaper, l'osservatore romano, named a new director and editorial board for its women's magazine, "women-church-world." the an...

Scholars ask bishops to take action against Pope's 'heresy'

a group of academics and priests have accused pope francis of committing the canonical crime of heresy. the group, which includes the promin...