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English and Welsh Catholics could be getting a new lectionary

mass-goers will soon be hearing a different bible translation used for readings, according to reports. the current lectionary (official coll...

Rome at Christmas: a not-so-silent night

Christmas in Rome is jam-packed with crowds, cribs and roasted chestnuts

Christopher R. Altieri

World news

santa clara, california why young catholics are leaving the church an american study on young adults leaving the church has found that about...

The Catholic Herald

Week in review

the big story of the past seven days ✣ supreme court declines planned parenthood cases what happened? the us supreme court has declined to a...

The Catholic Herald

Armenian Apostolic Church appoints first-ever representative in Rome

the armenian apostolic church, one of six in the oriental orthodox communion, will have a fixed representative in rome, similar to the easte...

Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/12/18

our age is marked by “a climate of mistrust rooted in the fear of others” , pope francis has said in his world peace day message ( full text...

Pope accepts resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary accused of abuse

pope francis has accepted the resignation of 69-year-old auxiliary bishop alexander salazar of los angeles. he took the step after the archd...

Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/12/18

cardinal luis antonio tagle has implicitly criticised philippines president rodrigo duterte at the start of a christmas novena. the moscow p...

Vatican urges bishops to meet abuse victims ahead of February summit

organizers of the vatican’s february meeting on sexual abuse have sent a letter to the participating bishops asking them to meet with abuse ...

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Pope names Italian journalists to key posts in Vatican communications

pope francis has made new appointments to the dicastery for communication, naming andrea tornielli, an italian journalist, as its "editorial...