Catholic Church

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'

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

Some want to run the Church like a business. This is a very bad idea

While priests need admin skills, experience shows that turning the Church into a business leads to disaster

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Catholics need to be courageous in showing the truth of our faith

Cardinal Nichols asks whether our schools live up to John Henry Newman's ideals

Francis Phillips

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/07/18

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

Banning Orange marches would not solve the problem of anti-Catholicism

They may be distasteful, but banning things sets a dangerous precedent

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Cardinal Arinze: If Protestants want to receive Communion, they should become Catholic

Cardinal Arinze weighs in on the Communion debate – and recalls the saint who inspired his vocation

After voting for abortion, why is Ireland still snapping up tickets for Pope Francis?

The rush to buy tickets for Pope Francis’s visit has surprised many observers

The trouble with Catholic politicians

Politicians are ever more confident in declaring their Catholicism. But when it comes to the crunch, they are not exactly St Thomas More