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U.S. Cardinal McCarrick 'not competent' to stand trial on abuse charges, says mental health expert

former u.s. cardinal theodore mccarrick is not competent to stand trial on criminal sexual abuse charges in massachusetts, a mental health e...

Future uncertain for outspoken U.S. Bishop Strickland after Vatican investigates his conduct

the vatican’s dicastery of bishops has completed a formal investigation of bishop joseph e. strickland and the diocese of tyler, texas, acco...

Half of the world's population live in countries with religious persecution, says report

more than half of the global population lives in a country in which people are persecuted for their religious beliefs, according to the 2023...

Faithful Catholics follow bishops who offer true and courageous leadership

my parish priest is also vicar general for brentwood diocese. he has recently returned from one of his bi-annual meetings of vicars general,...

'What is a woman?': An easy question to answer, but not today

since elon musk decided to promote matt walsh’s “what is a woman?” documentary on twitter this week it has been all anyone is talking about....

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The Order of Malta faces the future

simon caldwell meets the ruffled order’s new grand hospitaller keen to build on its legacy. in june last year, pope francis seized control o...

Thousands travel to see 'incorrupt' remains of Sister Wilhelmina Lancaster

thousands of pilgrims have travelled to see the “incorrupt” remains of the body of sister wilhelmina lancaster, which were yesterday pl...

Nebraska bans abortion at 12 weeks and sex change surgery for minors

nebraska will now ban abortion 12 weeks into pregnancy and ban gender-altering surgery for minors. a new bill, signed into law on monday, al...

Woke: the new religion?

the new culture has aspects of an old-style great awakening , says toby young for the past three years, in my capacity as general secretary ...

How a determined laity in Washington, D.C and Arlington, VA is fighting Latin Mass restrictions

since pope benedict xvi issued  summorum pontificum  in 2007, liberalising celebration of the traditional latin mass, the older fo...