Catholic Church

Archbishop Vigano issues new letter on Pope Francis and McCarrick

Viganò also called on Cardinal Ouellet to release information on McCarrick
Catholic News Agency

Why America loves European candidates for sainthood

Five Causes for sainthood – all European – present an antidote to a national malaise
Charles Coulombe

How the China deal betrays the Second Vatican Council

The Vatican's agreement with Beijing signifies the abandonment of Vatican II's political vision
Matthew Schmitz

The Orthodox Church is on the brink of a new Great Schism

Tensions over Ukraine threaten to tear apart the world's 300 million Orthodox Christians
Fr Mark Drew

Chinese puzzle

for years, the media have reported that the holy see is “poised” to make a deal with china over bishops’ appointments. last saturday, it fin...
The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣ pope calls unprecedented abuse summit what happened? two letters that benedict xvi wrote to his friend cardinal walter brandmüller last no...
Staff writers

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online why being a nun beats the olympics a cbs report asked why more and more young british women are joining re...
Staff Reporter

In brief

warsaw apostolic visitor outlines plans to expand medjugorje a polish archbishop appointed by pope francis to oversee the marian shrine at m...
Staff writers

Bishops: The real synod

next month’s gathering will be dominated by one issue the forthcoming ordinary general assembly of the synod of bishops is dedicated to “you...
Christopher R. Altieri

Labour conference: You must be joking

a misjudged remark has provoked a backlash at this week’s labour conference in liverpool, delegates were celebrating the ten commandments. n...
Dan Hitchens