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World news: From Mexico City to Mupoi

toronto fraternal order ditches plumes to gain young members the knights of columbus have voted to modernise their dress code in an effort t...
Staff writers

The best of the web: demographics, dark nights and offshore finance

is religious population growth the future? thanks to technology and secularisation, the birth rate has plummeted in the west. but could that...
Staff writers

What do papal apologies achieve?

during his successful but unheralded trip to romania last weekend, pope francis offered an apology to the romani people. speaking in the cen...
The Catholic Herald

The DiNardo allegations could be a test for the new reporting laws

cardinal daniel dinardo, the president of the united states conference of catholic bishops and archbishop of galveston-houston, is facing re...
Christopher R. Altieri

DiNardo denies mishandling priest abuse case and confession allegations

the archdiocese of galveston-houston disputed reports that cardinal daniel dinardo mishandled a sexual abuse claim against a priest, and den...
JD Flynn/CNA

Former head of Pontifical Academy for Life dies aged 90

cardinal elio sgreccia, president emeritus of the pontifical academy for life, has died at the age of 90. a press release from the academy f...
Aaron Benavides

Pro-life laws are 'extremist hate,' UN official says

efforts to restrict abortion in the u.s. have drawn strong denunciations from a senior united nations official, who called recent pro-l...
Catholic News Agency

DiNardo accused of mishandling clerical sexual misconduct case

the president of the u.s. bishops’ conference has been accused of mishandling an allegation of sexual coercion made against his former vicar...
Catholic News Agency

Stop calling priests 'Father', says cardinal

new zealand cardinal john dew has said it is time to stop calling priests “father.” in an april newsletter , dew said that ending the use of...
Aaron Benavides

Full text of Pope Francis's in-flight press conference from Romania

alessandro gisotti, interim director of the holy see press office: good evening. welcome, holy father. welcome. return flight: holy father, ...
Catholic News Agency