Vatican News

Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/03/19

religious who are “illegitimately absent” from their religious house for a full year will be dismissed following a change to canon law. phil...

VIDEO: Pope Francis refuses to let people kiss papal ring

pope francis has been filmed repeatedly pulling his hand away from people as they tried to kiss his ring. during his visit to the loreto shr...

Will there ever be a Pope from the US?

a lengthy excerpt from a soon-to-be-released book by america ’s vatican correspondent, gerard o’connell, made some waves at the weekend. amo...

Christopher R. Altieri

Founder and board of Vatican women's magazine resign

the founder and editorial board of the vatican’s women’s magazine have resigned, accusing vatican officials of trying to discredit them and ...

Why praying to Santa Muerte is 'really wrong'

the archbishop of santa fe said recently that people praying to “saint death” won’t find the answers they’re looking for. archbishop john we...

Catholic News Agency

The tiny college that shows how to save US higher education

america’s radiating college-cheating scandal – wealthy parents allegedly bribed athletic coaches to admit their unathletic kids to elite ins...

Heretic of the week: Ignaz von Döllinger

ignaz von döllinger (1799-1890) was one of the 19th century’s best-known catholic historians – at least for the first part of his career. bo...

Charles Coulombe

A theological thriller that has stood the test of time

orwell thought that the novel was a protestant art form. this may seem silly, especially when you consider the number of catholic novelists,...

Bring your parish back to life

Mass attendance is up 12 per cent a year. Income has more than doubled. Here's what I've learned in the process

As Poland's Church examines its conscience, a priest's statue is toppled

officials in gdańsk have ordered the removal of a monument to a catholic priest linked to the solidarity movement amid accusations that he w...

Jonathan Luxmoore