Holy See

Archbishop Gregory: the Jimmy Carter of the US Church

during his 14 years as archbishop of atlanta, wilton gregory – appointed the new archbishop of washington on april 4 – would certainly have ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The Church's life-and-death struggle with Santa Muerte

to the great consternation of the church, over the past 17 years veneration of a mexican folk saint that personifies death has become the fa...

Kate Kingsbury and Andrew Chesnut

Diary: After the 'whisky priest', here's the G&T priest

they say he is responsible for a surge in church attendance and sales of marks & spencer canned g&t (up by 24 per cent since he pull...

A new amnesty could protect St Oscar Romero's killers

it is almost 30 years since el salvador’s civil war ended, but the aftermath of the conflict continues to divide opinion. witness the recent...

Even after the Apuron verdict, there's still a transparency problem

the case of the former guam archbishop anthony apuron is now closed. nearly 10 years after allegations of abuse of minors surfaced against t...

Christopher R. Altieri

Archbishop Gregory is a natural choice - up to a point

archbishop wilton gregory is not cardinal joseph tobin. for that reason alone, many conservative-minded catholics will be relieved to learn ...

Michael Warren Davis

The Pope's latest picks face a near-impossible task

pope francis has made several appointments over the past few weeks, some of them of a very high profile. one is the nomination for santiago ...

Christopher R. Altieri

World News: From Chile to Chad

washington, dc students vote for pornography ban students at the catholic university of america have voted to ban pornographic websites from...

The week in quotations

"we are making progress and i’m very hopeful" british foreign secretary jeremy hunt on talks with pakistan over asia bibi’s releas...

The big story: Archbishop Gregory appointed to Washington

what happened? archbishop wilton gregory of atlanta has been appointed as archbishop of washington, dc. he succeeds cardinal donald wue...