Catholic Church

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/09/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Some cry 'scandal' to cover their own failings, Pope says

Hypocrites call out scandal to make themselves seem pure, the Pope said

Increasing numbers of Catholics attend Sunday evening Mass

Many find the time more convenient – and are prepared to travel

Nuns don't belong in horror movies

Screenwriters still resort to cliché when tackling the supernatural

Sister Janet Fearns

How Padre Pio changed my life

The intervention of St Pio of Pietrelcina gave me the push I needed

Fr Alan Robinson

China’s war on Christianity

Amid new rumours of a deal with the Holy See, persecution of Christians is at its highest level since the Cultural Revolution

Benedict Rogers

Doing justice

the vatican still does not grasp the gravity of the abuse crisis. that is the inescapable conclusion after the events of the past week. let’...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣ pope calls unprecedented abuse summit what happened? pope francis has called the presidents of the world’s bishops’ conferences to a summi...

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online an inspirational presence at mass at the catholic thing, michael pakaluk said he likes to attend an early ...

In brief

reading, berkshire bishop creates britain’s first ‘personal parish’ for old mass the bishop of portsmouth has established a “personal parish...