Catholic News

What the Peter's Pence furore tells us about Vatican financial reform

a piece by veteran vatican beat journalist francis x rocca ran on the front page of the wall street journal late last week, reporting that o...

Christopher R. Altieri

Bishop Conley announces medical leave of absence from Lincoln diocese

bishop james conley announced friday that he is taking a medical leave of absence from his ministry as bishop of lincoln, neb. “i have been ...

Catholic News Agency

‘No logical connection’ between celibacy and abuse, CDF official says

a senior official at the congregation for the doctrine of the faith has defended clerical celibacy in the wake of the abuse crisis. in an es...

Catholic News Agency

Divided? Yes. But there's plenty of kindness and optimism in the UK

during the general election campaign, an american journalist from the new york times paid an extensive visit to britain, and reported back t...

Why is Western civilisation falling apart?

how the west was lost by ben ryan hurst & company, 192pp, £20/$19.50 the decline of western civilisation has been a persistent topic of ...

Epicureanism: the ancient philosophy that won't go away

how to be an epicurean by catherine wilson basic books, 304pp, £30/$30 "our starting point will be this principle: nothing is ever created b...

Andrew Petiprin

Ireland's new pro-life party faces a critical test

aontú, which describes itself as ireland’s fastest-growing political party, has set its sights on forthcoming elections in both the republic...

The Catholic Herald

Is Fulton Sheen's beatification a lost cause?

the cause of archbishop fulton sheen, one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century american religious life, has been put on hold, perha...

World news: from Huehuetenango to Addis Ababa

washington, dc pelosi objects ‘as a catholic’ to being accused of hate house speaker nancy pelosi told a reporter “don’t mess with me!” when...

Overlooked: Love of country comes before Church, says Chinese bishop

what happened? the president of the state-run chinese catholic patriotic association (ccpa) has said that “love for the homeland must be gre...