Catholic Church

Pope Francis calls for fasting and prayer after Pennsylvania abuse report

Lay Catholics should join in the penance to convert the whole Church, the Pope said

Indiana bishop will release list of accused abusers in his diocese

Bishop Rhoades said victims should see the names of their abusers made public 'for all to see'

Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/08/18

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

Cardinal Wuerl will not attend the World Meeting of Families

Cardinal was heavily criticised in the Pennsylvania grand jury report

Philadelphia archdiocese 'looking into sexual harassment claims'

The claims are related to a blog post that also implicated a seminary in Boston

Catholic News Service

Well done to Bishop Vasa for banning 'Communion Services'

Lay-led services invite a parody of the Mass. Bishops must exercise discipline where necessary

Damian Thompson

Bishops who hid abuse should resign, says Pennsylvania prelate

Bishop Lawrence Persico of Erie said bishops who covered up abuse must go

Has the Vatican forgotten St John Paul II's great encyclical on moral life?

Veritatis Splendor was not referenced once in nearly 400 notes accompanying Amoris Laetitia. It cannot be ignored

Fr Raymond de Souza

Turkey's Christians are facing increasing persecution. We cannot forget them

The case of Pastor Brunson shows the challenges that Christians face under Erdogan

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Was the US right to drop the atomic bombs? The answer is more difficult than you think

Ethical issues around the bombings have never been resolved

Francis Phillips