Catholic Church

Dynastic dramas are so appealing because they're about family values

As family coherence becomes a memory, we've developed a taste for watching tight-knit families on our screens
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Change teaching on contraception, British minister tells Church

Penny Mordaunt spoke after meeting the President of the Pontifical Academy for Life
Nick Hallett

The Russian Orthodox believers who treat the Tsar like a God

The 'god-tsarists' form the most vocal and best organised minority in the Russian Orthodox Church
Konstantin von Eggert

All baptised Christians must be missionaries, Pope Francis says

A baptized person who does not proclaim the Gospel is not a good Christian, the Pope added
Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/07/18

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

Cause of Jesuit leader Fr Pedro Arrupe to open

He led the Society of Jesus from 1965 to 1983
Junno Arocho Esteves

168 sign letter calling for removal of bishop accused of raping nun

Bishop Franco Mulakkal of Jalandhar denies the allegations
Catholic News Service

US Association of Consecrated Virgins condemns ‘shocking’ new rules

The document says it is 'not essential' that a woman should have 'kept her body in perfect continence'
Staff Reporter

The Greyfriars are returning to Walsingham for the first time since the Reformation

The Conventual Franciscans are experiencing a revival in England
Fr Dominic Allain

Pope personally thanks Portuguese cardinal for Amoris guidelines

The guidelines say it may be possible to admit couples in irregular unions to Holy Communion
Staff Reporter