Pope Francis

Once again, young Catholics recognize the errors of their elders

threats to the catholic church in america, as elsewhere, are often external ones. but as the clerical abuse scandals have amply demonstrated...
C C Pecknold

Georgetown Visitation alumnae respond to 'heartbreaking betrayal'

former students of georgetown visitation preparatory school have published an open letter challenging a recent decision they say undermines ...
Ed Condon/CNA

Pope Francis: The Holy Spirit came as fire, not a schedule

pope francis thursday condemned an exaggerated focus on plans and agendas which do not leave room for the spontaneous work of the holy spiri...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/05/19

cardinal luis antonio tagle has been re-elected president of caritas internationalis . the rwandan church has rejected calls to expel clergy...
Luke Coppen

Abolishing the priesthood would tear the heart out of the Church

a year ago, there appeared in the national catholic reporter an account of a catholic men’s gathering at cape cod, which the periodical said...
Sohrab Ahmari

Germany's 'church strike' puts its bishops in an awkward position

a women’s strike led by a dissident catholic group has sparked actions across germany. the maria 2.0 group, which uses an image of the bless...
Jon Anderson

Letters & emails

why women cannot be ordained sir – i wonder why matthew schmitz (comment, may 17) did not give your readers the reason why pope st john paul...
The Catholic Herald

We've come a long way since Cranmer called the pope the antichrist

in 1971, hunter s thompson looked back on his time in san francisco in the mid-1960s in one wistful passage from his most famous specimen of...
Andrew Petiprin

Who is in line to succeed the Vatican doctrinal chief?

last week was all about consistories. when will the next one be? who would turn 80 when, and what will it all mean for the church heading ou...
Christopher R. Altieri

World News: from Cipoletti to China

erie, pennsylvania priest reconciled with website he called ‘from the devil’ a priest has apologised to the media organisation church milita...
The Catholic Herald