Catholic Church

French bishops defend natural law, human dignity against ‘law of nature’

the bishops of france have published a new document offering a summary of the church’s teaching on the dignity of human nature and the impor...
Catholic News Agency

French cigarette smokers: We didn’t start Notre-Dame fire

sure, smoking causes lung cancer, heart disease, low birth rates, strokes, and arthritis. but smoking didn’t cause the april 15 fire at the ...
Catholic News Agency

IRS grants Satanic Temple recognition as a 'church'

a satanic group has announced they have been granted recognition as a church by the internal revenue service. in a statement published thurs...
Catholic News Agency

Catholic University president applauds students' decision to block porn

the president of the catholic university of america has voiced his support for a student government resolution that asked the university to ...
Jonah McKeown/CNA

I'm proud that my students voted to block porn

porn has been ubiquitous all of my life. the supreme court’s 1969 decision in stanley vs georgia had essentially revoked state obscenity law...
C C Pecknold

Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/04/19

argentine bishop enrique angelelli will be beatified tomorrow . the french bishops have issued a new document on the foundations of catholic...
Luke Coppen

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, april 28 : second sunday of easter acts 5:12-16; ps 118; rev 1:9-11a, 12-13, 17-19; jn 20:19-31 ...
The Catholic Herald

Letters & emails

make confession available again sir – i would like to endorse the comments made by dr holly ordway (letter, april 12) on the subject of the ...
The Catholic Herald

Exploitation and the desire for parenthood

since at least the 1960s, we have been bombarded with information about overpopulation, and the phrase “unwanted pregnancy” has become part ...
Mary Kenny

A liberating joy: Easter in Kinshasa

every holy week begins with the celebration of palm sunday. for us in the democratic republic of congo (drc), there is no shortage of palm l...
Antoine Roger Lokongo