Special Reports

French archbishop admits inappropriate advance to young woman

a retired french archbishop is being investigated following a complaint that he sexually abused a young adult woman in the 1980s. emeritus a...
Simon Caldwell

Dead or alive – or both? The fate of Schrödinger’s Cat has challenged the premises of quantum physics

police were recently called to disperse some animal rights protesters from the cavendish laboratory in cambridge after they got wind of news...
Fr Robert Verrill OP

The Church must deal with abuse head-on if it wants to recover its moral authority

it sometimes feels as though the endless flow of clerical abuse scandals will never stop, writes niall gooch. the most recently uncovered pe...
Niall Gooch

Do colours exist?

it’s somewhat ironic that the period of history from the late 17th century to the early 19th century is known as the enlightenment. for sure...
Fr Robert Verrill OP

Three cheers for Laudate Deum

kathryn brown finds much to commend in the latest papal offering on the environment. on october 4 pope francis published an apostolic exhort...
Kathryn Brown

One simple question

in the realm of science and faith, i don’t have that much in common with richard dawkins, but i do agree with him on one thing: namely, that...
Fr Robert Verrill OP

Nigerian police arrest Catholic priest after boy killed on New Year's Eve

yaoundé, cameroon – a parish priest in nigeria has been arrested over the killing of a boy on new year’s eve night. father joseph enyinaya o...
Ngala Chimton / Crux

Stonewall and LGBT activists coordinating harassment of UK Christians, report claims

the famous stonewall lgbt advocacy group "appears to be directly or indirectly involved" in coordinating discrimination against christians i...
The Catholic Herald

Minneapolis reels in wake of shooting: Archbishop Hebda appeals for calm

the city of minneapolis is again reeling after a police officer shot daunte wright, a 20-year-old black man, during a traffic stop. police s...
Staff Reporter

What does Lula's victory mean for Catholics in Brazil?

last weekend, brazil’s former president, luiz inácio lula da silva, defeated the “trump of the tropics”, jair bolsonaro, to become the next ...
Ignatius Dean