Vatican News

Pope's Romania trip confirmed for early summer

the vatican confirmed friday that pope francis will travel to romania to the cities of bucharest, iaşi, and blaj, and to a marian shrine in ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Venezuelan bishops denounce Maduro's new presidential term as illegitimate

the bishops of venezuela have said that nicolas maduro's swearing in for a second term as president thursday is illegitimate. “the claim to ...
Catholic News Agency

Wuerl knew McCarrick abuse allegations in 2004

an allegation of misconduct against archbishop theodore mccarrick was reported to cardinal donald wuerl in 2004, despite wuerl’s insistence ...
Ed Condon and JD Flynn/CNA

Letters & emails

the danger of changing christ’s words sir – regarding the controversy around the translation of the our father with the phrase “lead us not ...
The Catholic Herald

The Church must stop promoting people just to get them out of the way

last week, i argued that the specifics of the accusations made by archbishop carlo maria viganò were less important than the reform of cleri...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Hollywood's fascination with exorcism

in 2016, fr francesco bamonte, president of the international association of exorcists, said that “the way in which evil, demonic possession...
Will Gore

Driving out the Devil: what’s behind the exorcism boom?

as of the past few decades, it is clear that catholic clergy are witnessing a mushrooming demand for exorcisms. an astonishing number of peo...
Kate Kingsbury and Andrew Chesnut

The sudden departure of the Vatican spokesman and his deputy is no mystery

the latest chapter in the vatican media reform saga is the abrupt and unexpected double resignation of greg burke and paloma garcia ovejero ...
Christopher R. Altieri

Week in review

the big story of the past seven days ✣ vatican spokesman and his deputy resign what happened? greg burke, the director of the vatican press ...
Staff writers

Human rights court to hear case of Belgian euthanasia for depression

the european court of human rights has announced that it will take up a case considering whether belgium wrongly allowed a woman to be eutha...
Catholic News Agency