Catholic Church

How Newman fell in love with the Blessed Sacrament

The reservation of the Blessed Sacrament in Catholic churches impressed and moved Newman more than anything else

Set aside ideology. The US bishops are guilty of a collective failure

Rumours about McCarrick were widespread. Why did nobody act?

Christopher R. Altieri

Pope accepts Cardinal McCarrick's resignation as cardinal

The Pope has ordered him to maintain a life of 'prayer and penance'

Man thanks Australian saint for miracle Parkinson's cure

Ricky Peterson's symptoms disappeared immediately after praying at the tomb of St Mary MacKillop

Catherine Sheehan

1,030 years after the Baptism of Rus', the Vatican is turning its back on Ukrainian Catholics

Pragmatism towards Russian Orthodoxy is beginning to look like appeasement

Fr Raymond de Souza

Pope Francis: world needs leaders who are just, compassionate and merciful

There is no need for hurling empty slogans, the Pope said

It is irresponsible for a Catholic publication to liken Salvini to Satan

Famiglia Cristiana's description of the Italian Interior Minister is an extraordinary personal attack

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Is a Catholic mother’s place really in the home?

Why shouldn't Catholic motherhood be a career in itself?

Joanna Bullivant

What is it actually like to be ordained a priest?

Fr Michael Ward shares his experience on being ordained as the Ordinariate's 100th priest

Fr Michael Ward

Will Catholic Religious Education survive?

A new report raises the prospect of state-appointed 'experts' deciding what Catholic schools should teach