Catholic Church

The forgotten canonisation Cause of King James II

the publication of my piece on the possibility of charles i’s sanctity awoke something of a hornet’s nest. not surprisingly, ordinariate fol...
Charles Coulombe

Vatican to open secret archives on Pope Pius XII

the vatican will open the secret archives on pope pius xii, pope francis has announced. pope pius led the church through the second world wa...
Staff Reporter

Cardinal Pell to be sued over alleged swimming pool abuse

a man who claims he was molested by george pell in a swimming pool in the 1970s is filing a lawsuit against the cardinal. the man, who was o...
Staff Reporter

Where do Ash Wednesday ashes come from?

“remember you are dust and to dust you shall return.” or, “repent and believe in the gospel.” on ash wednesday, millions of catholics throug...
Mary Rezac/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/03/19

a good person “draws good from his heart and from his mouth” , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , full video ). the pope...
Luke Coppen

How do we make sense of the aftermath of Vatican II? This book is a clear guide

i have just been re-reading turmoil and truth: the historical roots of the modern crisis in the catholic church by philip trower, which i re...
Francis Phillips

‘Disgraceful rubbish’: Video of Pell’s police interview released

a video of cardinal pell’s first police interview over 1996 abuse allegations has been released, showing him describing them as a “completel...
Staff Reporter

US bishops' pro-life chief: pro-abortion politicians should not receive communion

for their own good, catholic politicians who support abortion must not receive communion, the chair of the us bishops’ pro-life committee ha...
Staff Reporter

'Rot in hell, Pell': Amid the rage, was a fair trial possible?

the last thing a raging fire burning out of control needs is for a jet of petrol to be sprayed on it. but cardinal george pell’s defence cou...
Catherine Lafferty

Police investigate desecration of Virgin Mary statue as hate crime

new york police officials have declared an act of vandalism against a statue at a local catholic church last week to be a hate crime. the in...
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