Catholic Church

Violence is now the 'American way', says Archbishop of Philadelphia

A shooting spree in west Philadelphia on Friday left the assailant and a member of the public dead
Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/09/16

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

Mexican prosecutor says two murdered priests knew their attackers

Parishioners reject claims Fr Alejo Nabor Jimenez and Fr Alfredo Suarez de la Cruz had been drinking with their killers
Associated Press

Eight Christians killed leaving church as violence escalates in Nigeria

Analysts are warning that a leadership struggle among Islamist groups could lead to more killings
Associated Press

Pope in Assisi: 'There is no such thing as a holy war'

Pope Francis spoke at the closing ceremony of an interreligious peace gathering in Assisi
Junno Arocho Esteves

In Assisi, Pope and Christian leaders pray for peace and victims of war

Christians are called to contemplate Christ in 'the voice of the suffering', the Pope said
Junno Arocho Esteves

'Failure of ecumenism diminishes Christian worship,' says Archbishop of Canterbury

Archbishop Justin Welby was speaking during a discussion on ecumenism in Assisi
Catholic News Service

Religious leaders in Assisi praise Patriarch Bartholomew as a great ecumenist

Jewish, Anglican and Catholic leaders celebrated the 25th anniversary of the patriarch's enthronement
Junno Arocho Esteves

Two priests found dead after being kidnapped in Mexico

Fr Alejo Nabor Jimenez Juarez and Fr Jose Alfredo Juarez de la Cruz were dragged at gunpoint out of a church in Poza Rica
Associated Press

Mercy must be Vatican diplomats' secret code, Pope says

Francis spent much of Saturday with 106 archbishops who represent him and the Vatican in countries around the world
Catholic News Service