Catholic News

What would the Passion sound like? Listen to Liszt's answer

it is in the approach to easter that our church’s musical life becomes richer than at any other time in the liturgical calendar. as jens f l...
David Oldroyd-Bolt

Benedict's statement lays bare the Church's divisions

benedict xvi’s decision to break his silence cannot have been made lightly. at the time of his resignation, the former pope announced his in...
Matthew Schmitz

A surprise resignation won't resolve Steubenville's tensions

the president of franciscan university of steubenville tendered his resignation on friday april 5, prompting a search for a new leader for a...
Jordan Bloom

Why has the global response to abuse been so sluggish?

the crisis of leadership in the catholic church resulting from the exposure of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up is protracted, pandemic an...
Christopher R. Altieri

World news: From Managua to Mujiaping

steubenville, ohio president of franciscan university resigns fr sean sheridan has unexpectedly resigned as president of franciscan universi...
Staff writers

What's more astonishing than the Big Bang? Ask the man who proposed it

on easter sunday, we contemplate with wonder the empty tomb, and the circumstances of the resurrection transport us all the way back to gene...
Fr Julian Large

Morning Catholic must-reads: 02/05/19

archbishop wilton gregory has expressed “full support” for an abuse investigation by georgia’s attorney general. authorities in henan have d...
Luke Coppen

Rosica's Pope Francis text plagiarized from anti-Catholic blog, report says

a canadian priest’s controversial 2018 characterization of pope francis was plagiarized, according to a recent media report. the priest, fr....
Catholic News Agency

Rooster from Notre Dame spire saved from rubble

a copper rooster containing relics and thought to have been destroyed in the collapse of notre-dame de paris has been found damaged but inta...
Catholic News Agency

Man arrested entering St Patrick’s cathedral with gasoline

a man is in custody after he attempted to bring containers of gasoline into st. patrick’s cathedral in new york city wednesday night. the ma...
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