Catholic Church

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/01/17

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

What's inside this week's magazine?

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
Staff Reporter

The improbable Secretary-General

He’s a practising Catholic who opposes abortion and gay marriage. How on earth has António Guterres been appointed head of the UN?
Filipe D'Avillez

How the liturgical calendar freed me from drudgery

'I was marching to the beat of empty, secular time. I needed to find a new approach to life'
Chene Heady

Cardinal Müller’s balancing act

The Vatican doctrinal chief may be a hard taskmaster, but he has an instinct for finding common ground. Can he heal the Church’s divisions?
Fr Mark Drew

Scorsese's Silence has an unexpected relevance to the Communion debate

The film handles questions of sin, doctrine and mercy which are at the heart of today's controversies
Dan Hitchens

Ten stories to watch in 2017

A guide to the stories that will be making headlines in 2017
The Catholic Herald

Texan judge blocks regulation requiring Catholic hospitals to provide gender transition services

The judge rejected the regulation because plantiffs would be forced to violate their religious beliefs
Associated Press

Pope Francis: 'Prison conditions must be humane'

At his general audience, the Pope prayed for prisoners killed in recent riots in Brazil
Associated Press

Let's remember the prophecy of Benedict XVI as we begin the New Year

In 1970 Joseph Ratzinger predicted the Church's declining influence in the world
Francis Phillips