Catholic News

The Patriarch who is trying to hold his country together

in an age when catholic leaders across the world are calling on governments to welcome migrants, patriarch bechara boutros al-rahi stands ou...

Why on earth did Eritrea shut down Catholic health clinics?

the eritrean government has seized and shut down all the country’s catholic-run health centres in apparent retaliation for eritrea’s bishops...

How do abortifacients affect mental health? We still don't know

women should be no more reluctant to terminate a pregnancy than they should be to have their wisdom teeth removed. that is the conclusion on...

Michael Warren Davis

'I ask our teachers to be very vigilant': Bishop Davies on sex education

damian hinds, the education secretary, last week finally offered some clarity about the government’s relationships and sex education guidanc...

Cardinal Burke's week of controversy

cardinal raymond burke broke his silence last week regarding the unfortunate appearance of his name on a list of senior prelates who receive...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Peoria to Paris

indianapolis schools divided after archbishop marriage order an archdiocese has been riven by disputes over church teaching, after two schoo...

The week in quotations

"a confessor’s defence of the sacramental seal , if necessary, even to the point of shedding blood." the apostolic penitentiary, a&nbsp...

Meanwhile: No more collection plate excuses

the catholic community has created its own catholic match, bible apps and even confession preparation apps. now, it has a catholic venmo, re...

Overlooked: Benedict reaffirms that Francis is Pope

what happened? tn a rare interview, pope emeritus benedict xvi has reaffirmed that “the pope is one; is francis.” in the interview, conducte...

The big story: Vatican – Chinese priests don't need to register with government

what happened? the vatican has given guarded support to chinese priests who refuse to register with the government. a new document says that...