Pope Francis

archbishop josé gómez will meet vatican officials to discuss new measures to hold bishops accountable . the world’s bishops’ conferences are...

Luke Coppen

a solution to the confession crisis sir – regarding low participation in the sacrament of confession (letters, march 22 and 29), may i sugge...

The Catholic Herald

during his 14 years as archbishop of atlanta, wilton gregory – appointed the new archbishop of washington on april 4 – would certainly have ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

to the great consternation of the church, over the past 17 years veneration of a mexican folk saint that personifies death has become the fa...

Kate Kingsbury and Andrew Chesnut

the case of the former guam archbishop anthony apuron is now closed. nearly 10 years after allegations of abuse of minors surfaced against t...

Christopher R. Altieri

pope francis has made several appointments over the past few weeks, some of them of a very high profile. one is the nomination for santiago ...

Christopher R. Altieri

washington, dc students vote for pornography ban students at the catholic university of america have voted to ban pornographic websites from...

Staff writers

it's motorbike season, and you’d better not start your engine without a blessing. a huge ceremony took place on sunday in poland at the shri...

Staff writers

cardinal robert sarah is not the most influential figure within the roman curia. although he is prefect of the congregation for divine worsh...

The Catholic Herald

at the end of a highly unusual spiritual retreat for the political leaders of warring factions, pope francis knelt at the feet of the leader...

Cindy Wooden