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Pope Francis got it right on Cardinal Barbarin

pope francis did the right thing in refusing to accept the resignation offered by cardinal philippe barbarin of lyons after his conviction b...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Once, Christians led the response to socialism and liberalism. Could it happen again?

Christian democracy helped create order in post-war Europe, but has largely surrendered to liberalism. It’s time for a rethink

Bishops' names are being erased from buildings across the US

cardinal donald wuerl, the former archbishop of washington, was once the most powerful man in the american church – second, perhaps, only to...

Michael Warren Davis

Why are Anglican ordinations taking place in Catholic churches?

there are some wounds that time simply doesn’t heal. one of them is the twinge of resentment catholics feel at the sight of canterbury cathe...

Michael Warren Davis

A hundred years on, this Catholic philosopher has much to teach us

on monday last week, the anscombe bioethics centre in oxford hosted a centenary symposium to remember the great catholic philosopher after w...

Why did the Pope accept one cardinal's resignation but not another's?

last week in rome was the story of two resignations: one long since submitted and at long last accepted; the other, submitted and shelved on...

Christopher R. Altieri

World News: from San Salvador to Nur-Sultan

santa fe, new mexico santa muerte is no saint, says archbishop an american archbishop has condemned the popular veneration of santa muerte, ...

The best of the web: anchovy pizza, Flannery's limitations, Caviezel's cross

the decline and fall of anchovy pizza did the church destroy anchovy pizza? at the federalist, david marcus put the case for the prosecution...

The week ahead: an exhortation, a relic, and a prayer request

pope francis will release his post-synodal apostolic exhortation next tuesday, april 2. the document, titled christus vivit (christ lives) w...

Overlooked: Chinese president visits Rome, but not the Pope

what happened? xi jinping has completed his trip to rome – without visiting its best-known resident. the chinese president came to the itali...