Pope Francis

Cardinal Wuerl will not attend the World Meeting of Families

Cardinal was heavily criticised in the Pennsylvania grand jury report

Well done to Bishop Vasa for banning 'Communion Services'

Lay-led services invite a parody of the Mass. Bishops must exercise discipline where necessary

Damian Thompson

Has the Vatican forgotten St John Paul II's great encyclical on moral life?

Veritatis Splendor was not referenced once in nearly 400 notes accompanying Amoris Laetitia. It cannot be ignored

Fr Raymond de Souza

'We can change things one life at a time': pro-life centres provide homes for women in need

Chris Bell founded Good Counsel to help women in crisis pregnancy

How the Church's 'harsh beauty' shaped two rock stars

No matter how hard they try, Sting and 'the Boss' can't seem to leave the faith behind

The abuse crisis casts doubt on the whole post-Vatican II settlement

Since 1968, Church leaders have tried to preserve a fragile truce. But repeated compromises have fostered a culture of deceit

Matthew Schmitz

A heartening moment

last week the pro-life movement savoured one of its most heartening moments in recent years. after a 15-hour debate, the argentine senate re...

The Catholic Herald

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✣ highlights from the week online ‘call off the world meeting of families’ robert royal, writing at the catholic thing, said the church ough...

In brief

ottawa bishops: keep palliative care separate from legalised killing canada’s bishops have called for euthanasia and assisted suicide to be ...

Polling: Testament of youth

italians – especially millennials – are becoming more sceptical of the pope pope francis spent much of this past weekend entertaining young ...

Christopher R. Altieri