Catholic Church

Pope Francis: many young people in the Church have fallen into the 'temptation of rigidity'

The Pontiff criticised 'rigid' Christians who lack mercy, and those who are hypocritical and hide their sinfulness
Catholic News Service

The Vatican needs better communications - and fast

The Vatican media operation has often gone so badly wrong that it created embarrassment which eventually became the story
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Coptic Pope Tawadros embarks on UK pastoral visit

The Coptic Pope is due to visit parishes across the country
Staff Reporter

New Oratory to be launched in Bournemouth this month

Four new Oratorian communities have been set up in Britain in the last four years
Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/05/17

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

Church leaders welcome Trump's religious freedom order

Some have warned, however, that the order does very little in practice and does not address a number of pressing questions
Catholic News Service

Donald Trump to meet Pope Francis later this month

The US president's first foreign trip will incorporate a visit to the Vatican
Staff Reporter

The useful book that answers questions about the faith you were too scared to ask

Fr Michael Kerper sheds light on some of the most nagging questions about Catholicism
Francis Phillips

St Augustine might have had doubts about the Benedict Option

A retreat - even a ‘strategic retreat’ - from the world feels more Orthodox than Catholic
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Vatican archbishop: I do not agree with the title 'Pope Emeritus'

The President of the Pontifical Council for the New Evangelisation said the title creates more theological problems than it solves
Staff Reporter