Catholic News

Christmas quiz

the following questions are presented as crossword clues. some, including the one that appears three times, have more than one possible answ...
Nick Thomas

Digital detoxes rarely work. Here are ten things that do

i wonder how many people will wake up on christmas morning to find some new piece of tech in their stocking? i won’t, and not just because i...
Sister Catherine Wybourne

Democracy is in retreat – but heroic activists are emerging

jesus christ was a refugee who grew up to become a dissident. of course he is much more than that – he is god incarnate, emmanuel – but as w...
Benedict Rogers

The undefeated light: Joseph Ratzinger on the true meaning of Christmas

this christmas reflection by joseph ratzinger was first published in the bavarian catholic journal hochland (1959/60: 97–100). it has been t...
The Catholic Herald

Melissa Villalobos: My encounter with 'the world we do not see'

this year showed that seven words saved two lives. in fact, one of the saved lives went on to give birth to two more people. thus, seven wor...
The Catholic Herald

Why Iraq's Christians are toning down the festivities

the leader of iraq’s largest christian community has scrapped christmas parties, trees, receptions and other festivities “out of respect” fo...
John Pontifex

Australia's religious freedom bill still contains glaring omissions

the long-awaited second draft of the australian religious discrimination bill was released on december 11 after the first in august received...
Natasha Marsh

2019 was dominated by scandal – but there were glimmers of light

this has been a tough year for the us church. the abuse crisis has once again dominated the headlines. the year began with the dismissal fro...
Jordan Bloom

World news: from Buenos Aires to Bhopal

sacramento six california dioceses subpoenaed the office of california’s attorney general has informed six dioceses that they will be issued...
Staff writers

Meanwhile

if you get restless about the length of homilies, just be thankful it’s not worse. a new survey suggests that catholic priests give the brie...
Staff writers