Catholic News

A prelate with the spirit of Campion: A tribute to Bishop Morlino

Morlino could have accepted accommodation with corruption and moral disorder, but he chose to stand up for the faith

Why the Church is backing Angola's reformist president

one of africa’s largest nations is experiencing a dramatic political shake-up – and the church appears to be delighted. catholic leaders in ...

Filipe D'Avillez

Brazil's bishops nervously await Bolsonaro's first moves

jair bolsonaro entered office at the end of october, much helped by support from christian voters. he courted both catholics and brazil’s gr...

The 'migrant caravan' is testing the US bishops' stance on borders

america’s catholic clergy are longstanding opponents of immigration restrictions. in 2003, the us conference of catholic bishops issued a jo...

Michael Warren Davis

In Italy, the Our Father is being re-translated - and not everyone is convinced

the italian bishops’ conference voted recently to approve a change to the translation of the our father used in the official italian edition...

Christopher R. Altieri

How Catholics are falling for the Prosperity Gospel

Increasing numbers of Catholics are embracing the belief that money can buy divine rewards

Kate Kingsbury and Andrew Chesnut

World news

st louis, missouri victim of shooting recalled as a ‘lovely soul’ catholics have paid tribute to a parishioner who was fatally shot last wee...

The Catholic Herald

The Church in the Global North is ever more defined by the South

theresa may’s reported refusal to offer asylum to asia bibi in britain has earned her well-deserved criticism. the case is a straightforward...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The West's cowardice has helped cause a wave of persecution

where in the world is religious liberty rapidly shrinking? is it under tyrannical regimes like north korea, in communist countries such as c...

The Catholic Herald

The Bible doesn't need 'trigger warnings', just sound analysis

it’s been recommended that some passages of the bible should be accompanied by “trigger warnings” – the phrase coined in american universiti...