Holy See

Vatican financial reform is in tatters

there is a classic episode of yes minister in which jim hacker is exasperated that a newly built hospital is fully staffed with some 500 adm...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Can you name all 23 Eastern Catholic Churches?

albanian greek catholic church not to be confused with the italo-albanian catholic church, the 4,000 or so members of this byzantine rite co...
The Catholic Herald

The beautiful witness of the Eastern Catholic Churches

the coal country of north-eastern pennsylvania is full of depressed small towns which have been losing population for decades. today, if the...
Jon Anderson

When a bishop resigns, the faithful have a right to know why

"transparency" was one of the buzzwords over the four days of february 21-24, during which 190 people gathered in the vatican to discuss chi...
Christopher R. Altieri

News round-up: From Huancayo to Hyderabad

richmond, virginia catholic senator votes against abortion survival bill catholic bishops in virginia have said they are “outraged” at the v...
Staff writers

The week in quotations

"a great tragedy" pope emeritus benedict xvi on the conflict in ukraine meeting with archbishop shevchuk "the teaching of morals at the greg...
Staff writers

The week ahead: Family fast day, Francis's sixth anniversary, Pell sentencing

one way to help the needy this lent is to join cafod’s family fast day on friday march 15. the idea is to eat a simple meal – a bowl of soup...
Staff writers

Overlooked story of the week: Cardinals criticise 'Vatican closet' author

what happened? two cardinals have cast doubt on a recent exposé. cardinals gerhard müller and walter kasper criticised the methods of frédér...
Staff writers

The controversies that will define the Amazon synod

now that the abuse summit is over, vatican-watchers are turning their attention to rome’s next big gathering of bishops: the amazon synod. t...
The Catholic Herald

How to fast like the pope who faced Attila the Hun

as christians prepare to engage in the fasting and abstinence of lent, they can find guidance in the words of pope st. leo the great’s sermo...
Catholic News Agency