Special Reports

Colombian Church hopeful about peace negotiation between the government and the guerrillas

colombia’s president-elect gustavo petro proposed on july 5 a bilateral ceasefire between the government’s security forces and the left-wing...

Eduardo Campos Lima

The Church and Galileo

when it comes to pr disasters, the church’s handling of the galileo affair is right up there. to the modern mind, the galileo affair is the ...

Fr Robert Verrill OP

On the fall of Satan

on the first sunday in july, we read from the beginning of luke 10 about christ sending out 72 of his disciples as heralds of his coming. th...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Catholics and other Christians back under attack in Nigeria

nigeria has been rocked by yet more attacks against the country’s sizeable christian population. africa’s most populous country - split near...

A bittersweet, brilliant memoir of loss and love

don’t put yourself on toast  freddy taylor short books, £12.99, 192 pages the finality of the hospital bed arriving home and the patien...

Olenka Hamilton

GMC drops restrictions against Catholic doctor who helped women to 'reverse abortions'

the general medical council has dramatically lifted restrictions on a catholic doctor banned from helping women “reverse abortions” after th...

More than 800 anti-Christian incidents reported in France in last year

more than 800 anti-christian incidents were reported in france in 2021. the provisional figures were announced on feb. 10 as part of an ongo...

Cardinal Hollerich: Church teaching on gay sex is 'false' and can be changed

catholic teaching on the morality of homosexual sexual acts is “false” and could be changed, a senior cardinal has said. the traditional bel...

Report falsely accuses Croat Catholic champion of persecuted Christians of 'Islamophobia'

a catholic politician has objected to her inclusion in a report on islamophobia in europe, saying that it is based on “false accusations.” m...

Emeritus Pope Benedict prays for abuse victims in wake of shock report

archbishop georg gänswein said pope emeritus benedict xvi is praying for abuse victims in the wake of a report on the handling of abuse case...