Catholic News

Cardinal DiNardo welcomes new papal norms on preventing clergy abuse

new papal norms on preventing clergy sexual abuse are "a blessing that will empower the church everywhere to bring predators to justice, no ...
Catholic News Service

Analysis: Is Pope Francis' new abuse plan the answer Catholics are looking for?

pope francis, the “pope of surprises,” lived up to his nickname this morning, by releasing a comprehensive canonical plan to address the inv...
Catholic News Agency

The new Vatican plan to combat abuse is a step forward. But there's something vital missing

last november, following the pennsylvania grand jury allegations of episcopal cover-up in clerical abuse cases, the us bishops met in baltim...
C C Pecknold

Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/05/19

cardinal blase cupich has hailed the vatican’s new norms on reporting abuse as “revolutionary” . jesus and the pharisees “must have had much...
Luke Coppen

Time and eternity met in Les Murray's sacramental poetry

god, at the end of prose, somehow be our poem – when forebrainy consciousness goes. – les murray, “you find you can leave it all”, in consci...
Anian Christoph Wimmer

Letters & Emails

the betrayal of the church in china sir – your leader, “east of eden” (may 3), expresses timely if overly respectful doubt about current vat...
The Catholic Herald

Sacred mysteries and cheeky cigarettes

greek roads are a fascinating experiment in libertarianism. on an almost empty motorway, a fellow driver used the hard shoulder to overtake ...
Tim Stanley

For Australian Catholics, this could be a high-stakes election

religious freedom, religious education and pro-life issues are all at stake in the australian federal election on may 18. led by bill shorte...
Natasha Marsh

Sainthood could be a step closer for a wandering poet

sooner rather than later the cause for the canonisation of john bradburne is likely to open, possibly on september 5, the 40th anniversary o...
Simon Caldwell

Dear Fr Rutler: As a new convert, should I tone down my wardrobe?

dear father rutler, twice a month i attend a meeting of fellow knitters and needle-pointers. usually the conversations are focused on family...
Fr George Rutler