Catholic Church

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/11/16

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

The Pope's abortion comments have provoked confusion. The Curia could have avoided this

The furore caused by Misericordia et Misera is a damning indictment of those surrounding the Pope
Ed Condon

Pope announces that Mary will be the focus of WYD 2017

The Pontiff said that the Mother of Jesus is 'a role model to be imitated'
Catholic News Service

Philippine Catholic leaders criticise hero's burial for former dictator

Protesters were angered that former President Ferdinand Marcos was was buried in a heroes’ cemetery
Catholic News Service

Scottish archbishop launches Mass-finding app

The new app will help Catholics discover where their nearest Mass and Confession is taking place
Staff Reporter

Cardinal Dolan urges stronger action to stop assisted suicide

The Archbishop of New York says seriously ill people require doctors who are 'fully commited' to their welfare
Catholic News Service

Vatican calls for efforts to end forced labour at sea

Cardinal Pietro Parolin recommended coordinated international efforts to end exploitation in the fishing industry
Associated Press

St Thomas More's hair shirt now enshrined for public veneration

The shirt worn by the saint as he contemplated a martyr's death in the Tower of London has been encased above an altar in Buckfast Abbey
Simon Caldwell

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/11/16

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

Chicago cardinal seals new relationship with Rome's island parish

Cardinal Cupich's titular church is the only one in Rome located on an island.
Catholic News Service