Catholic Church

What the convictions of two cardinals tell us about the abuse crisis

two senior churchmen have been convicted of criminal wrongdoing in secular jurisdictions, in connection with the ongoing crisis of clerical ...
Christopher R. Altieri

Second London council bans pro-life activity outside abortion clinic

a council in london has approved an exclusion zone around an abortion clinic, making it the second local authority in the uk to take action ...
Catholic News Service

Pope Francis: Abuse revelations are purifying the Church

god is purifying his church through the painful revelations of the abuse scandals, so do not be discouraged, pope francis said on thursday i...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Bishop Barron: Proclaim the Gospel more boldly in times of crisis

bishop robert barron said on thursday that rather than becoming hesitant in sharing the gospel, the catholic church should proclaim the trut...
Courtney Grogan/CNA

How bad is the current crisis? Look to Church history

last week my brother went to a meeting with fellow parishioners and the local bishop to talk about the parishioners’ dismay at the convictio...
Francis Phillips

Explainer: Why Pope Francis wants to overhaul canon law on child pornography

pope francis recently announced he wants to broaden the definition of child pornography in canon law, to include any and all material depict...
Christopher R. Altieri

Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/03/19

cardinal gerhard müller has described critics of his “manifesto of faith” as “political strategists and theological ignoramuses” . police ha...
Luke Coppen

Pope Francis's Marian devotion is an example to us all

it’s considered bad form to respond to negative – or in this case, mixed – reviews of one’s book, and i don’t intend to do that here. but i ...
Sohrab Ahmari

After Manning's death, 100,000 paid their respects. No wonder

no one was ever more eager to submit to the judgment of rome than cardinal manning, who served as archbishop of westminster from 1865 to his...
Robert Gray

Dear Fr Rutler: how do I get out of holding hands during the Our Father?

dear father rutler, my wife keeps trying to hold my hand during the our father. i’m sure it’s very sweet, but i find it annoying. would it b...
Fr George Rutler