Catholic Church

Congolese president accepts bishops' offer to mediate crisis

The bishops have warned of chaos if government and opposition leaders fail to agree to a timeline for elections
Catholic News Service

Bishop criticises Sturgeon for suggesting Scotland could offer abortions to Northern Irish women

The Bishop of Paisley called the First Minister's intervention 'very disappointing'
Staff Reporter

The inspirational Christian who defied Russia's communists

Poet and author Irina Ratushinskaya was imprisoned in a labour camp for four years
Francis Phillips

The bishops' new liturgical document echoes the wisdom of Mother Teresa

Advent is a chance to deepen our experience of the liturgy - beginning with silence
Fr James Bradley

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/12/16

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

Vatican commission launches child protection website

The site includes local guidelines on preventing sexual abuse
Catholic News Service

Iraqi Christians in America pray to be reunited with families at Christmas

Displaced Christians are praying for relatives they had to leave behind in Iraq
Catholic News Service

Congolese bishops renew offer to mediate election crisis

Bishops release statement as opposition groups prepare for mass demonstrations
Catholic News Service

Hopes for transfer of Archbishop Sheen's body high despite emergency ruling

Archbishop Fulton Sheen's family plan to transfer the sainthood candidate's remains from New York to Peoria
Catholic News Service

French bishop opens sainthood cause for founder of Tyburn Nuns

Mother Marie Adele Garnier claimed she saw a consecrated host bleed in the hands of a priest
Simon Caldwell