Holy See

At Knock, Pope again begs forgiveness for betrayal of abuse

He also prayed that Irish families would be 'a bulwark of faith and goodness'

Former nuncio: Pope Francis knew about McCarrick but withdrew sanctions

Archbishop Viganò said the Pope was fully aware of allegations against McCarrick but refused to act

Pope Francis meets with abuse survivors in Ireland

The Pope spoke to eight Irish survivors of clerical abuse for an hour and a half

Catholic News Agency

Who might follow Cardinal Wuerl in DC?

The next Archbishop of Washington faces a very difficult task

The long read: why Catholics shouldn't marry non-Catholics

There are sound theological and practical reasons why mixed marriages are a bad idea

Peter D Williams

Seton Hall announces 'independent review' of seminary accusations

The university will investigate whether any of Archbishop McCarrick's alleged abuses occurred at its seminaries

Fr. James Martin critiques 'homophobic' pastors at WMOF

Catholic parishes could consider apologising to same-sex attracted people, Fr Martin said

Christine Rousselle & CNA

The crowds will turn out for Pope Francis – but will they listen?

The World Meeting of Families has become a microcosm of the broader Catholic culture wars

The Pope’s next steps

this is either the best or the worst time for a papal visit to ireland. it’s easy to understand why it might be the worst. consider these ne...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣ pope deplores abuse in letter to world’s catholics what happened? pope francis has called on all catholics to engage in penitential praye...