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What is happening to the Sistine Chapel Choir?

with a motu proprio released on january 19, pope francis put the sistine chapel choir under the administration of the office of pontifical l...

Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA

Trump defends Covington Catholic High School students

senior us politicians, including president trump, have come out in defence of the covington catholic high school students. trump said the st...

Dear Covington boys: Everyone failed you

to the boys of covington catholic high school: many of you are still reeling from the trauma of the past few days. some of you are no doubt&...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/01/19

”over half a million” people are expected to attend the closing mass of world youth day on sunday. pilgrims arriving in panama by land from ...

Sister resigns from Detroit seminary after sex abuse allegations

sacred heart seminary in detroit announced this week the resignation of sr mary finn, 84, a long-time faculty member and assistant professor...

Report: Vatican already knew about Argentine bishop's sexual misconduct

(rome) an ap exclusive report published sunday claims the holy see received evidence of misconduct on the part of an argentinian bishop with...

Christopher R. Altieri

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/01/19

"today i have two pains in my heart," pope francis said at yesterday's angelus ( full text , full video ). the pope has launched a new app e...

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