Europe

Demand for exorcisms soared after lockdown months of COVID-19 pandemic, priests told

requests for exorcisms from diabolical possession soared during the covid-19 pandemic, a conference in rome has heard. lockdowns and financi...
Simon Caldwell

Redefining moral error: The continuing relevance of Veritatis Splendor

it is unfortunate that the most important encyclical of pope st john paul ii’s prodigious output, veritatis splendor , is as relevant today ...
Ken Craycraft

Priests are shepherds we need, chosen by and mystically united to Christ

‘in christ jesus, you that used to be so far apart from us have been brought very close, by the blood of christ.’ (ephesians 2:13) in sunday...
Fr David Howell

Less-considered ‘Problem of Good’ highlighted by anniversary of young priest executed by Nazis

when i was in graduate school many moons ago, a professor began to lead us through what appeared was going to be a discussion of the well-kn...
John L Allen

On Pilgrimage With: Guy Hayward, pilgrim and performer, author and director of the British Pilgrimage Trust

where would you go?   the cornish celtic way or the lakeland pilgrimage, or anywhere along the west coast of britain that is known for ...
The Catholic Herald

Stephen Cottrell now C of E's temporary leader after Welby’s final day

the most rev stephen cottrell assumed temporary leadership of the church of england on 7 january 2025. the c of e's archbishop of york will ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope condemns hitting civilian targets after Caritas warehouse destroyed by Russians in Lviv

rome – pope francis has condemned the routine use of “conventional weapons” against civilian targets in a message to ghanian cardinal peter ...
Elise Ann Allen

Bishop of Shrewsbury creates Eucharistic shrine for prayer for priests and vocations

the bishop of shrewsbury has inaugurated an historic stockport church as a eucharistic shrine of perpetual adoration in a major initiative o...
Simon Caldwell

Archbishop John Wester agrees with Trump on nuclear weapons

a us archbishop and leading catholic voice on nuclear disarmament has said he shares the us president's concerns over nuclear prolifera...
johnlavenburg

"These are not fake migrants. These are desperate women and children."

the last time i was in krakow was after christmas in december 1989, shortly after the berlin wall came down. i was an undergraduate, just st...
William Cash