Catholic News

Fall of a celebrity priest

on january 7, the washington post reported that in 2005 opus dei paid the astonishing sum of $977,000 to a woman who accused fr john mcclosk...

Hopkins can console believers who struggle with depression

in the year 1866, gerard manley hopkins feels like an exile. he’s publicly announced his intention to convert to the catholic faith from his...

Fr Michael Rennier

The bishops making a dramatic appeal to the UN

two weeks after long-delayed elections were finally held in the democratic republic of the congo (drc) – the country with the largest cathol...

Jonathan Luxmoore

Why the Angolan government is closing hundreds of churches

up to 1,000 churches of various denominations have been shut down by authorities in angola, on the western coast of africa. a new law determ...

Filipe D'Avillez

The incoherent campaign against John Finnis

last week was a busy one in the secular west’s confrontation with its christian heritage. in amsterdam, the free university summoned piet de...

World news

los angeles catholic actor recalls being fired for refusing sex scenes catholic actor neal mcdonough has described being fired from the tele...

The Pope's Romania trip could send a message to the Orthodox world

the vatican added a new papal trip to an already packed 2019 calendar last week. it confirmed that pope francis will visit romania from may ...

The Catholic Herald

‘Unfathomable’ Wuerl forgot allegations, McCarrick accuser says

the man who made a 2004 accusation of misconduct against archbishop theodore mccarrick said wednesday he is in disbelief after cardinal dona...

Bishop Egan: Britain in 'amazing political mess' over Brexit

britain is in an "amazing political mess" over brexit, an english bishop said. bishop philip egan of portsmouth voiced his opinion on twitte...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/01/19

cardinal donald wuerl will not celebrate the annual mass for life in washington, dc, tomorrow. the syro-malabar catholic church is preparing...