Catholic News

Chick-fil-A chickens out of the culture war

it’s been a tough year for conservatives who hope to have champions in the world of business and entertainment. it began with taylor swift, ...

The Stasi didn’t need penal camps to stifle Christianity

god’s spies by elisabeth braw, eerdmans, 288pp, £20/$25 the stasi, the ministerium für staatssicherheit (ministry for state security), exist...

Allan Mallinson

The new president of the US bishops has a broad appeal

archbishop josé gómez of los angeles was elected president of the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) at the bishops’ gener...

Confessional secrecy could be under threat. It must be defended

the seal of confession has long been a matter of public controversy. but catholics, especially priests, have shown a remarkable solidarity i...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

The murder of a priest raises fears for Syria's Christians

violence this month in syria has raised the spectre of renewed islamist persecution against christians, especially in the north-east&nb...

Rob Flello: The Lib Dems deselected me - but they can't make me conform

it’s not quite the 200th anniversary of the roman catholic relief act of 1829, but it seems we’re almost back to the days when a catholic co...

World news: from Santiago to Stoke-on-Trent

washington, dc paid family leave high on the agenda, says ivanka trump us politicians are moving towards giving increased support to familie...

Meanwhile: A few new sins

the catechism may soon have a few more sins in it. pope francis has said that, inspired by final document of the amazon synod, he is conside...

Overlooked: Chinese bishop ‘on the run’ from police

what happened?   a chinese bishop is reportedly “on the run” from police who are trying to force him to join a government-run organisat...

Big story: Bishops disagree over centrality of abortion

what happened?   a debate over abortion has split the us bishops’ conference, with church leaders disagreeing over its relative importa...