Holy See

Seven Catholic institutions plan to divest from fossil fuel companies

The organisations cited the Pope's encyclical on the environment as the inspiration for the decision
Catholic News Service

Jesuits begin process to choose new superior

The order's voting delegates and Jesuits living in Rome celebrated the Mass at Rome's Church of the Gesu on Sunday
Catholic News Service

New regulations will 'enlarge Chinese government's power over religions', experts warn

According to the Holy Spirit Study Centre of Hong Kong's Catholic diocese, the rules would tighten controls of foreign clergy and religious material on the internet
Catholic News Service

Pope prays at site of devastating earthquake

Pope Francis visited Amatrice, in central Italy, on Tuesday morning
Associated Press

Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/10/16

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

'No war of religions'? Fr Hamel's canonisation would contradict the Pope's narrative

Making the murdered French priest a saint will also challenge Catholics to ask themselves, am I prepared to die in God's service?
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Religious tolerance is good for society and the soul, says Pope during mosque visit

Quoting a Muslim poet, Francis said religions should help people build better societies
Catholic News Service

Vatican opens Cause of nun who saw Host turn blood-red

Mother Marie Adele Garnier, the foundress of the Tyburn Nuns, wrote of the Eucharistic miracle in a letter to a friend
Simon Caldwell

World Cup 2014 influenced timing of Benedict XVI's resignation, says aide

The retired pope had hoped to stay in the papacy until 2014, according to Mgr Georg Gaenswein
Associated Press

Normandy church where Fr Hamel was murdered by ISIS reopens

The Archbishop of Rouen led a procession through Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray before celebrating Mass at the church
Associated Press