Catholic News

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/01/11

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

Benedict XVI explains purgatory

At his general audience Pope Benedict XVI commented on the teachings of purgatory from medieval mystic St Catherine of Genoa
The Catholic Herald

Today's Catholic must-reads: 12/01/11

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

Pope urges Pakistan to scrap blasphemy law

In state of the world address Pope Benedict says threats to religious freedom abound, even in the west
Cindy Wooden

Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/01/11

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

The 400th anniversary of the King James Bible exposes the banality of the version we are stuck with

Do we really have to continue reading the tone-deaf, flat-footed Jerusalem Bible at Mass?
William Oddie

Pope baptises 21 babies in the Sistine Chapel

Benedict XVI tells parents that faith is the most precious gift in life
The Catholic Herald

Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/01/11

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

Pope says the Word of God is 'the true star of our life'

Benedict XVI preaches on the Epiphany in St Peter's Basilica
The Catholic Herald

Is a new departure in Christian-Muslim relations unfolding in Egypt, this Orthodox Christmas Day?

Certainly something very striking is going on: are there here, really, reasons for hope?
William Oddie