Catholic Church

The bishop who ordained John Paul II showed how to heroically fight totalitarian atheism

Bishop Sapieha became a model for how clergy should live under tyrannical Communism

Fr Raymond de Souza

New members of Vatican pro-life academy have defended abortion and contraception

Avraham Steinberg has approved of abortion in some cases, while Fr Maurizio Chiodi says contraception may be permissible

United Arab Emirates renames mosque 'Mary, Mother of Jesus'

Abu Dhabi's crown prince ordered the change to 'consolidate bonds of humanity between followers of different religions'

PICTURES: Catholic world celebrates Corpus Christi

Catholics across the world celebrated the feast on its traditional day

Catholics in Scotland 'fear being open about their faith', says bishops' conference official

The director of the bishops' parliamentary office said Catholics face 'alarming levels of intolerance'

Catholics pray for congressman in 'critical condition' after shooting

Parishioners in Louisiana pray for Steve Scalise, a Republican congressman and member of the parish who was shot by a lone gunman

Peter Finney Jr

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/06/17

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

Tim Farron's resignation: what people are saying

A roundup of commentary on the Lib Dem leader's decision to step down

Vatican supports new elections to solve Venezuela crisis

Cardinal Pietro Parolin spelt out the Holy See's position in a letter to former heads of state

Junno Arocho Esteves

How Eucharistic miracles show Christ's blood type

Scientific testing on a wide variety of Eucharistic miracles consistently shows human flesh with blood group AB