Catholic News

Theodore McCarrick is dead, and his ghost haunts the Church

i remember the first time i heard about then-cardinal theodore mccarrick sharing a bed with young seminarians.  it was 2002, and i was ...
Crux Staff

Pope Francis appoints Bishop John Sherrington as new Archbishop of Liverpool

pope francis has appointed bishop john sherrington as archbishop of liverpool. archbishop-elect sherrington will become the tenth archbishop...
Thomas Edwards

Love your mugger

faith challenges our natural human instinct for justice and revenge my son warned me how i would feel after having had my phone snatched in ...
Gavin Ashenden

Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94

the disgraced former cardinal and archbishop of washington who spent decades moving in the highest circles of the catholic church before bei...
The Catholic Herald

Education Secretary praises male teachers at Liverpool Catholic school

a british government minister’s call for more male teachers in schools referenced a catholic school as an example. education secretary bridg...
Charles Collins

Teen’s tumours vanished after novena to Blessed Solanus Casey

a story has come to light about a teenage girl and her family in the united states who are crediting the intercession of blessed solanus cas...
The Catholic Herald

Murder of Texas beauty queen by Catholic priest still shames US Church 65 years on

this year is a big one for anniversaries in the church, with the 20th anniversary of the death of pope st. john paul ii this week, and ...
Charles Collins

Fátima shrine not altering its giant Rupnik mosaic

one of the world’s most popular sites of marian devotion has announced that it is not considering removing or altering its artworks by alleg...
The Catholic Herald

Church in Africa suffers from psychological, practical hurdles against reporting clerical abuse

a catholic priest and psychotherapist who provides protection and treatment for abused children has spoken out about sexual abuse in the chu...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Justin Welby's surprising dress code and a failure of Christian critique

being interviewed by a skilled journalist can be a high-risk event. this weekend just gone, bishop justin welby, former archbishop of canter...
Gavin Ashenden