Catholic News

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/05/19

cardinal luis antonio tagle has been re-elected president of caritas internationalis . the rwandan church has rejected calls to expel clergy...

Abolishing the priesthood would tear the heart out of the Church

a year ago, there appeared in the national catholic reporter an account of a catholic men’s gathering at cape cod, which the periodical said...

Banning sport on Sunday isn't a 'war on athletics'

archbishop allen vigneron issued a new policy last week banning sports games and practices on sundays in catholic schools in the archdiocese...

Germany's 'church strike' puts its bishops in an awkward position

a women’s strike led by a dissident catholic group has sparked actions across germany. the maria 2.0 group, which uses an image of the bless...

Letters & emails

why women cannot be ordained sir – i wonder why matthew schmitz (comment, may 17) did not give your readers the reason why pope st john paul...

The Catholic Herald

Forget Mrs May's politics: her situation surely commands compassion

if the political soothsayers are correct, theresa may is in the dying days of her stewardship of 10 downing street. whether or not you agree...

Father Hesburgh's flawed legacy

a picture is worth a lifetime of words. so it is with the famous photograph from 1964 taken at a civil rights rally at soldier field in chic...

Fr Raymond de Souza

What The Atlantic doesn't understand about the priesthood

it should not surprise anyone to discover wickedness among the ranks of the catholic priesthood. everyone with a modicum of self-awareness a...

A 'mortal threat' to religious freedom in California

as it stands, all clergymen in california are “mandated reporters”, meaning the state requires them to report suspected instances of the sex...

Michael Warren Davis

World News: from Cipoletti to China

erie, pennsylvania priest reconciled with website he called ‘from the devil’ a priest has apologised to the media organisation church milita...

The Catholic Herald