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Catholic Charities NY admits federal push to catch criminal immigrants ‘legitimate’

the head of catholic charities in the archdiocese of new york says that while the organisation is concerned for many immigrants, he also und...

Hungary puts EU to shame by helping over 2 million persecuted Christians

hungary has helped more than two million persecuted christians through a government-funded aid scheme, according to a prominent hungarian po...

US bishops criticise Trump’s decision to end Venezuelan protections

the u.s. bishops have called the trump administration’s decision to revoke temporary legal protections for venezuelan immigrants “counterpro...

Slavery, open borders and the context of love beg the question: 'Who is my neighbour?'

both catholics and anglicans have been caught up in theological and political arguments about the relationship between politics and the theo...

The murder of an American priest and cultural shifts in Spain

on january 20, a catholic priest, fr richard k. gross from boston, was murdered on the first day of his holiday in the andalusian city of má...

Parental role in a child's education ‘rightly’ affirmed by executive order, say US bishops

the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) has spoken out in favour of the recent presidential executive order that promotes p...

‘These men fear nothing’: Filipino bishops criticised after new data on clerical abuse

catholic bishops in the philippines have been accused of having a “deep sense of entitlement”, displaying unyielding arrogance when it comes...

Catholic charity puts its case to US Supreme Court in religious exemption dispute

a catholic charitable organisation in wisconsin has argued to the us supreme court that the denial of its religious exemption status by the ...

Former SSPX Bishop Richard Williamson hospitalised in serious condition

the controversial bishop richard williamson is in hospital in a serious condition and has received last rites following reports that he was ...

‘To send out the oppressed in freedom’

in sunday’s gospel, as jesus reads from the scroll of isaiah (61:1-2) in his hometown synagogue, he strikingly adds a verse (58:6) from an e...

Fr David Howell