Catholic News

Friar: a sense of hope is growing in Aleppo

a franciscan friar who visited the syrian city of aleppo last week has said that the devastation there is beyond what people can imagine. fr...
Staff writers

Francis: we must ‘wait and see’ on Trump

as president donald trump was being sworn in, pope francis told an interviewer it would be “reckless” to pass judgment on the new president ...
Staff writers

Church closures: a path to growth?

pastoral letters from bishops announcing church closures usually try to hit an upbeat note. two current shake-ups, in wrexham and salford, e...
Madeleine Teahan

The Maltese furore

the apostle paul brought the gospel to malta, and the maltese today arguably remain the most catholic people on the planet, despite plunging...
Fr Mark Drew

Spies, lies and the Catholic faith

last year the daily telegraph reported that a devout christian was rejected for a job at the government’s communications headquarters (gchq)...
Celia Chard

Lectio Divina

matthew 5:1-12 1 jesus saw the crowds and went up a hill, where he sat down. his disciples gathered round him, 2 and he began to teach them:...
Mgr Anthony Abela

Pictures of the Week

1 lord alton of liverpool receives the commander’s cross of the order of merit of hungary from hungarian ambassador kristóf szalay-bobrovnic...
The Catholic Herald

Francis isn't the first Pope to intervene in an Order's affairs. But papal power can go too far

Protestant and Orthodox Christians may well ask what this says about the institution of the papacy
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/01/17

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

The Maltese furore

Two very unlikely bishops have issued the most permissive guidelines yet on Amoris Laetitia. No wonder many Catholics are up in arms
Fr Mark Drew