Catholic Church

Venezuelan cardinal rejects Maduro's call for Vatican mediation

the archbishop of merida has ruled out vatican mediation of the venezuelan crisis after president nicolas maduro made public a letter to pop...

Catholic News Agency

Why these students built a chapel and Marian shrine at a local school

when two michigan high school students were planning for a community service project, they decided they wanted to help younger children lear...

Heretic of the week: Arnold of Brescia

arnold of brescia (1090-1155) was, oddly enough, born in brescia, italy. joining a house of augustinian canons in his native city, arnold ro...

Charles Coulombe

If Virginia Governor Northam goes, pro-lifers won't be able to breathe a sigh of relief

in the last two weeks democrats in new york and virginia have advanced efforts to expand legal abortion, succeeding in the former case and f...

Week in review

the big story of the past seven days ✣ jeremy hunt vows to defend persecuted christians what happened? jeremy hunt, britain’s foreign secret...

World news

louisiana law restricting abortion put on pause the supreme court (pictured) has put a temporary hold on a law that would restrict abortions...

The Pope's in-flight press conference didn't get the attention it deserved

when it comes to news from the pope’s in-flight press conference en route to rome from panama last week, his discussion of the “inflated exp...

Christopher R. Altieri

The Church is leading the battle against human trafficking

three years ago police in lancashire noticed that among an influx of romanians was a man called gabriel razvan ursu, a career criminal with ...

Excommunication breakdown: Why Catholics can't agree about Cuomo

without a doubt, the most evocative moment in catholic cinema is the excommunication scene from becket. richard burton, playing thomas becke...

Michael Warren Davis

Asia Bibi's exoneration is good news for other victims of the blasphemy law

asia bibi has, at long last, triumphed in her search for justice. when the supreme court of pakistan last week threw out a challenge against...