Catholic Church

Pope Francis offers prayers and solidarity in wake of Colombia plane crash

71 people, including members of Brazilian football team Chapecoense, died in the crash late on Monday

Churches should embrace poverty rather than rely on state handouts

The Church in Norway and Germany should keep their distance from the state

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

The Pope has already answered the four cardinals' questions, says Fr Spadaro

Fr Spadaro said the dubia had already been addressed in depth

Madeleine Teahan

Free Presbyterians vow to protest if Pope visits Northern Ireland

Ireland Prime Minister Enda Kennedy said the Pope will visit Ireland in 2018 for the World Meeting of Families

Some Catholics are 'unnerved' by current events in the Church, says Cardinal Pell

The cardinal said that conscience must refer to revealed truth and the moral law

Miami archbishop recalls persecution of Catholics in Castro’s Cuba

Archbishop Wenski invoked the prayers of Our Lady of Charity, patroness of Cuba

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Pope: 'Grace, not money, must guide financial choices of religious'

Francis sent a written message to a meeting of treasurers of religious orders

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/11/16

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The Church must be prepared to fight for Catholic schools, says former diplomat

Francis Campbell, Britain's former ambassador to the Holy See, said Catholic schools challenged 'group-think' in society

Next synod will discuss lack of vocations, says Pope Francis

The Pope said vocations exist, but need to be proposed in the right way