US News

Leading U.S. Catholics clash over 'schismatic' synod agenda

new york – a controversial american jesuit priest has made a robust defence of the forthcoming vatican synod in the face of claims by critic...

Violent attacks on Christians in Pakistan "co-ordinated and meticulously planned"

pakistan - evidence emerging from pakistan’s jaranwala district is pointing towards a comprehensive attempt to force the ejection of each an...

Politician who calls Pope 'imbecile' and 'son of a b*' comes out top in Argentine primaries

são paulo – catholics in argentina appear both somewhat startled and also divided by the surprising recent success of a firebrand politician...

Eduardo Campos Lima

Poor formation in faith has left Church too weak to fight, says San Francisco archbishop

inadequate religious education and formation of u.s. catholics in their faith has weakened the church when it is being “explicitly attacked”...

Indian Church appeals for end of 'ethnic cleansing' of Christian tribes

an archbishop in north-east india, who has seen his diocese at the centre of a wave of deadly attacks, has issued an urgent appeal for praye...

The Catholic Herald

'Everyone is so on fire': Pilgrims savour atmosphere of World Youth Day

lisbon – youths attending wyd in lisbon this week alongside hundreds of thousands of their peers have marvelled at the electric atmosphere, ...

Elise Ann Allen

The right not to say what you don’t believe

the supreme court’s ruling is pro-freedom of speech, not anti-gay. in late june, before adjourning until the next october term, the supreme ...

US Catholic Schools performed better in the pandemic than state schools

despite their high success rate, catholic schools in the us are struggling for funding – and for survival – says jamie macguire . according ...

New-look Princes of the Church

in a flurry of pontifical activity, the pope has  named 21 new cardinals – one of them archbishop fernández, the new head of the dicast...

The Catholic Herald

Kerry Robinson new CEO at Catholic Charities USA

new york – kerry alys robinson, a veteran in catholic nonprofit leadership, was announced july 25 as the next catholic charities usa preside...