Catholic News

What is the 'ordinary magisterium'? A brief history of a disputed idea

History suggests Cardinal Burke is right about the authority of Amoris Laetitia
Kurt Martens

Newly ordained Boston bishops to look out for 'the lost sheep'

Bishops Robert Reed and Mark O’Connell were ordained at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross in Boston
Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 30/08/16

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

The burkini, unlike nuns' habits, is a challenge to the French way of life

Are the French authorities right to try and ban it? I confess to being a bit torn on this one
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/08/16

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

Under today's laws, Wilde's relationships with boys would have earned him a harsher sentence

The law in Wilde's time was not overly concerned with the age of his sexual partners
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Little Sisters of the Poor to leave St Louis after nearly 150 years

The sisters cited a decrease in sufficient vocations as the reason for their departure
Catholic News Service

Cafod praises historic peace deal between Colombia and rebel fighters

A peace deal has been reached in Colombia which will see the end to the longest internal armed conflict in the western hemisphere
Staff Reporter

Glasgow police say graffiti incident at Catholic school is a 'hate crime'

Police said the graffiti was of a sectarian nature
Staff Reporter

PODCAST: The Pope reaches out to America

Find out what's really happening in the Catholic Church
Staff Reporter