Catholic Church

I'm being forgotten because I'm not European, says Indian priest kidnapped by ISIS

In a video message Fr Tom Uzhunnalil says his health is deteriorating

Chinese leader tells Catholics: follow socialism, not the Vatican

Yu Zhengsheng said Catholics should 'adhere to the Sinicisation path of the religion'

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Ten memorable Catholic moments from 2016

From the murder of Fr Hamel to Cardinal Sarah's ad orientem appeal

Megan Griffiths

Full text: Pope Francis’s Urbi et Orbi message

The Pope said his Christmas message 'goes out to the ends of the earth to reach all peoples, especially those scarred by war'

We must free ourselves from materialism, Pope says at Midnight Mass

Christians must avoid being 'concerned for gifts but cold toward those who are marginalised'

Associated Press

How does the Pope want to reform the Curia? We still don't really know

Nearly four years into the reign of Pope Francis, we still do not know what his reformed Roman Curia might look like

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

The saint with Aristotle on his finger

There is still plenty to learn from the life of Thomas More

Fr Raymond de Souza

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/12/16

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

Cardinal: we shouldn’t be gloomy about Brexit

In an article for the Catholic Herald Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor said leaving the EU was a 'huge step' in British history

Pope Francis creates commission to investigate Order of Malta crisis

The order's grand chancellor was fired for reportedly not stopping aid workers from distributing condoms

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