Pope Francis

FBI interviewed Papal Foundation staff about McCarrick

law enforcement officials have conducted interviews with several senior figures at the papal foundation, a u.s. based charity which supports...

Why is the Vatican keeping Bishop Scharfenberger in the dark?

bishop edward scharfenberger of albany, new york, is in a tough spot. appointed apostolic administrator of the diocese of buffalo after...

Christopher R. Altieri

McCarrick moves from Kansas friary

the disgraced former cardinal theodore mccarrick has moved from the kansas friary where he had been living since 2018. a spokesman for the c...

JD Flynn and Ed Condon/CNA

Mob sets fire to Catholic church serving Chilean police

a mob of masked protesters set fire to a catholic church dedicated to serving the national police in santiago, chile, while an anti-governme...

Catholic News Agency

Controversy continues over South Sudan archbishop appointment

bari ethnic leaders in south sudan have distanced themselves from critics of the newly-appointed archbishop of juba. the archbishop has face...

Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/01/20

malta's democracy "cannot function without respect for truth and justice" , archbishop charles scicluna has said. australian archbishop anth...

Black Hermits excommunicated

three members of the black hermits group in westray, orkney, were informed of their excommunication on christmas eve. the diocese of argyll ...

Pope Francis on Epiphany: When we do not worship God, we worship ourselves

on the solemnity of the epiphany of the lord, pope francis said worship of christ reveals the true meaning of our journey of life, as it did...

The Catholic Herald

Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/01/20

we are called “to become saints in love” , pope francis said at yesterday’s angelus ( full text , full video ). chinese authorities have rep...

Are targeted drone strikes allowed under 'just war theory'?

a u.s. drone strike that killed a top iranian official on friday has ignited discussion of the catholic church’s teaching on just war theory...