Catholic Church

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...

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 ...

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...

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

Heretic of the week: Jan Maria Michał Kowalski

jan maria michał kowalski (1871-1942) was a catholic priest – at least to begin with. born in latowicz, poland, he was ordained in 1897, ser...

Charles Coulombe

Prize crossword 0583

cryptic across 5 book business making profit? on the contrary’s one short answer! (10) 7 erin’s break-up is concerning (2,2) 8 stephen, for ...