Catholic News

Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/01/19

retired cardinal john tong has been named apostolic administrator of hong kong diocese after the death of bishop michael yeung ( charles col...
Luke Coppen

Chad Pecknold joins Catholic Herald as contributing editor

as we announced last week.  c.c. pecknold  will be joining the  catholic herald  as a contributing editor. an associate ...
Michael Warren Davis

Pope Francis sends Christmas greetings to Coptic Christians

pope francis sent christmas and new year’s greetings to coptic christians and all egyptians upon the inauguration of a major coptic cathedra...
Catholic News Agency

Hong Kong bishop dies aged 73

bishop michael yeung ming-cheung of hong kong died in hospital on thursday at the age of 73, after suffering liver failure due to cirrhosis....
Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Dolan urges aid for abuse victims 'no matter who their abuser was'

cardinal timothy dolan of new york wrote in a recent an op-ed that while he fully supports victims of sexual abuse, proposed legal reforms i...
Catholic News Agency

Pope calls for ‘change of mindset’ in letter to US bishops

pope francis has written to the bishops of the united states calling for a “change of mindset” to restore the church’s credibility and trust...
Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/01/19

pope francis has urged the us bishops to tackle the abuse crisis as “a united body” ( full text , amy welborn ). the church “has made enormo...
Luke Coppen

Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s views on abortion are still shrouded in mystery

on the monday of the second week of december, justice kavanaugh and chief justice roberts joined the liberals on the court in declining to t...
Jordan Bloom

An opera for all the family

apart from lending his name to a tight-trousered pop star of the 1960s, the composer engelbert humperdink (german, 1854-1921) has one enduri...
Michael White

Letters & emails

communism can never be appeased sir – i am sure that most informed catholics are aware of the agreement reached between the holy see and the...
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