Catholic News

Debtors need our help

What practical measures can the Church take to help those who cannot pay their bills, and whose only recourse is to loan sharks or crime?

The true history of celibacy

The debate on married priests is damaged by myth-making. History shows that married men, if ordained, had to live continently

Fr Jerome Bertram

How we stopped a Black Mass at Harvard

When misguided Harvard students teamed up with Satanists to arrange a Black Mass, the Catholic community had to step up

What exactly is a happy death?

in the roman catholic culture in which i grew up, we were taught to pray for a happy death. for many catholics at the time, this was a stand...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Saint of the week: Rose of Lima (August 23)

a peppery penance st rose of lima is renowned for her piety and chastity. she was born in 1586 in lima, to spanish colonists, and named isab...

Mary Kenny: Lebanese choirgirls united by Mary

the most uplifting news i heard over the past week was that a choir of lebanese young women – christian and muslim – are planning to sing to...

The true history of celibacy

according to some reports, the next synod may touch on the question of ordaining married men. if we are to have such a debate, it should be ...

Fr Jerome Bertram

In the cause of God’s vagabond

‘you’ve been hacked.” it’s the message no internet user wants to hear. in my case, the message came at the end of february this year from fr...

Debtors need our help

our society is fuelled by debt. whether it’s your credit card, student loan or the latest mobile phone that you have to have, the average pi...

A battle with Devil-worshippers

satanists are getting bolder in asserting their presence in the us public square. the satanic temple recently announced that they will try a...