Catholic Church

'Society marginalises the elderly,' Pope tells audience of grandparents

Francis spoke about the value of older people, describing them as 'a precious treasure', at an audience with more than 7,000 people

Catholic News Service

Vatican sends emergency funding to Haiti following Hurricane Matthew devastation

The donation of $100,000 is a 'concrete expression of Pope Francis's spiritual closeness and fatherly support'

Catholic News Service

Why it would be a tragedy to lose the daily Mass

The faithful who attend the daily Mass service are often the backbone of the congregation

Fr Matthew Pittam

Catholic leaders in Nigeria welcome release of 21 girls kidnapped by Boko Haram

Cardinal Okogie and two bishops called on the Nigerian government to focus on securing the release of the remaining Chibok girls

Catholic News Service

Pope canonises seven saints who 'fought the good fight of faith'

Francis celebrated a canonisation Mass in St Peter's Square on Sunday

Junno Arocho Esteves

Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/10/16

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

Plans to desecrate image of Virgin Mary in Estonian museum prompt protest

Archbishop Viilma of the Evangelical Lutheran Church said that the exhibit ridicules religion

David V Barrett

Catholic bishops condemn 'ugly' and 'anti-Catholic' emails between Clinton team

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia called the emails 'contemptuously anti-Catholic'

Madeleine Teahan

Venezuelan Fr Arturo Sosa Abascal is named new leader of the Jesuits

He becomes the 30th successor of St Ignatius of Loyola

Evangelical leaders urge bishops not to change church teaching on gay relationships

More than 80 evangelical leaders in the UK have written to the College of Bishops