Catholic Church

Kazakhstan, outpost of Catholic orthodoxy

The country has become a bastion of doctrinal traditionalism. Its traumatic history may be part of the explanation

The Maltese furore

Two very unlikely bishops have issued the most permissive guidelines yet on Amoris Laetitia. No wonder many Catholics are up in arms

The Vatican has destroyed the Order of Malta's sovereignty. What if Italy does the same to the Vatican?

The curia remains a place where cliques have more authority than the law. It doesn't bode well

Pope meets Arnold Schwarzenegger at general audience

The Pope also told the faithful that women were more courageous than men

Catholic News Service

Vatican: Pope Francis to name delegate to run Order of Malta

The Order's Grand Master, Fra' Matthew Festing, offered his resignation to the Pope on Tuesday

Associated Press

Cardinal Wuerl: 'Amoris Laetitia is part of Church's faithful and living tradition'

The US cardinal made the remarks in a letter to the priests of the Washington Archdiocese.

Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/01/17

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

The trouble with appealing to 'a well-formed conscience'

The Church has always taught that moral absolutes are necessary to the formation of conscience

Vatican officials visit war-torn city of Aleppo

The delegation met with Christian communities and their pastors in the Syrian city

Junno Arocho Esteves

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/01/17

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