Catholic Church

Pope names Jesuit as successor to Vatican doctrinal chief Cardinal Müller

Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer SJ is new prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

German bishops 'regret' same-sex marriage vote

The bishops vowed to fight for the 'Christian understanding of marriage'

Catholic News Service

The poets who unexpectedly lead us to God

Poetry can open our eyes to the glory of the divine presence in creation, says Joseph Pearce

Francis Phillips

Morning Catholic must-reads: 30/06/17

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

Holy days of obligation are inconvenient - but that's the whole point

When a religion places more demands on its followers, it increases their dedication

Justice must be done in the Pell case - so please, stop the speculation

Victoria Police have said very little about the accusations. That hasn't stopped a tide of negative publicity

Why the cappa magna makes people see red

For “progressive” Catholics, the cappa magna is – appropriately, you may think – like a red rag to a bull.

Damian Thompson

Is it too late to reform the Vatican?

The cardinals who elected Pope Francis hoped for major curial reform. Why isn't it going to plan?

Don’t cry for Argentina

in january, pope francis will make his sixth trip to latin america. he will travel to peru and chile, which shares a 3,200-mile border with ...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣   vatican’s chief auditor in surprise resignation what happened? the vatican’s auditor- general, libero milone, has resigned, in the ...