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Here's why I'm about to become a Catholic aged 17

this saturday, at the easter vigil, i will become a member of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. at the age of 17, i will no long...

Why won't the Orthodox pray with Francis in Bulgaria?

on may 5, pope francis begins a three-day trip to bulgaria. he will pray with members of the country’s catholic minority (who number around ...

As their freedoms disappear, how long can Hong Kong's Christians hold out?

on march 30, hundreds of hong kong christians prayed on a way of the cross march for nine activists facing jail after calling for democracy....

Benedict Rogers

Merton remains unignorable - and not because of his love affair

thomas merton looms large in the catholic imagination as the quintessentially post-vatican ii spiritual writer. that should tell us all we n...

Michael Warren Davis

The east London tower block with daily Adoration

every friday night an international group of sisters who live on the 13th floor of an east london tower block open their doors for a communi...

Bernadette Kehoe

The 'Year of the Word' will remind us of Benedict XVI's wisdom

in september, the bishops of england and wales will unveil a programme of events to mark the “year of the word”, to which 2020 will be dedic...

Why has the global response to abuse been so sluggish?

the crisis of leadership in the catholic church resulting from the exposure of clerical sexual abuse and cover-up is protracted, pandemic an...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: From Managua to Mujiaping

steubenville, ohio president of franciscan university resigns fr sean sheridan has unexpectedly resigned as president of franciscan universi...

The week ahead: A blessing, a gentleman, a pro-life opportunity

on easter morning at 10am rome time, pope francis will give the annual blessing “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and the world”). a plenary indu...

The big story: Benedict XVI offers history lesson on abuse

what happened? pope emeritus benedict xvi has published a 6,000-word essay on the abuse crisis, tracing its historical roots and arguing tha...