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Underground bishop detained in China's Hebei province

a bishop of the underground church in china's hebei province and his vicar general were placed in detention this week, and a lay catholic ac...

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Pope Francis orders Vatican officials to report suspected child abuse

(rome—29 march 2019) pope francis issued new child protection legislation on friday, a little more than a month after promising the new meas...

Christopher R. Altieri

Is Archbishop Wilton Gregory the right man for Washington?

it’s (almost) official: archbishop wilton gregory of atlanta will be appointed the next archbishop of washington,  according  to e...

Michael Warren Davis

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/03/19

cardinal reinhard marx has insisted that the german church is not seeking “to ‘adapt to the spirit of the times,' as some people fear” . per...

As Sudan's government steps up the violence, a missionary doctor stays put

dr tom catena has brought the beautiful but war-wounded culture of the nuba mountains to the attention of the world. a lay catholic missiona...

James Clerk Maxwell: Behind the groundbreaking equations, a firm faith

professor maxwell’s duplicitous demon by brain clegg icon books, 304pp, £16.99/$25 names like albert einstein and isaac newton spring easily...

Quentin de la Bedoyere

'Christian fascists go to hell': Australia's new lynch-mob mentality

hours before 10am on wednesday, march 13 a media cloud had gathered over the county court of victoria, melbourne. in a first for australia, ...

Bishops' names are being erased from buildings across the US

cardinal donald wuerl, the former archbishop of washington, was once the most powerful man in the american church – second, perhaps, only to...

Michael Warren Davis

Why are Anglican ordinations taking place in Catholic churches?

there are some wounds that time simply doesn’t heal. one of them is the twinge of resentment catholics feel at the sight of canterbury cathe...

Michael Warren Davis

World News: from San Salvador to Nur-Sultan

santa fe, new mexico santa muerte is no saint, says archbishop an american archbishop has condemned the popular veneration of santa muerte, ...