Vatican News

Would a mass resignation of bishops hurt the US Church? Quite the opposite

Policies have slowly improved. But as a matter of justice, individual prelates should admit wrongdoing and step down

The abuse crisis casts doubt on the whole post-Vatican II settlement

Since 1968, Church leaders have tried to preserve a fragile truce. But repeated compromises have fostered a culture of deceit

Matthew Schmitz

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online ‘call off the world meeting of families’ robert royal, writing at the catholic thing, said the church ough...

Polling: Testament of youth

italians – especially millennials – are becoming more sceptical of the pope pope francis spent much of this past weekend entertaining young ...

Christopher R. Altieri

Fr Raymond J de Souza: The erased encyclical

last week, on the 25th anniversary of veritatis splendor , i looked at how st john paul’s encyclical of 1993 took up the challenges created ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

A truce that cannot hold

too many catholic leaders have treated archbishop theodore mccarrick’s alleged crimes as an isolated issue. cardinal donald wuerl told an in...

Matthew Schmitz

The pope that England made

it had never happened before and has never happened since. on november 11, 1417, a pope was selected largely thanks to the efforts of the en...

Arts: Traditional crafts fit for a Prince

the prince of wales is known for his interest and involvement, through the prince’s trust, in helping young people make a good start in life...

David V Barrett

The ever-shifting form of Mary Magdalene

the magdalene in the reformation by margaret arnold, oup, 312pp, £25 who is mary magdalene? is she apostola apostolorum , the first to procl...

Richard Ounsworth OP

The big story of the past seven days

✣ ✣ argentina’s senate rejects abortion on demand what happened? the argentine senate rejected a bill legalising abortion on demand for the ...