Vatican News

Second bishop backs laity-led investigation into US Church

'We have reached a point where bishops alone investigating bishops is not the answer,' the Bishop of Albany said
Staff Reporter

Pope prays Blessed Paul VI will intercede for 'Church he loved so much'

Pope Francis described Paul VI as a 'great Pope of modernity'
Catholic News Service

Is the Vatican giving a promotion to laypeople?

What a Vatican reshuffle shows about its attitude to the laity
Fr Raymond de Souza

US Church should consider hiring outside investigator over McCarrick claims, bishop says

Prayers and apologies are 'necessary, but not sufficient', Bishop Doherty said
Nick Hallett

Latin-rite bishop appointed to administer Eastern-rite diocese following legal disputes

Bishop Olmsted said he was appointed to help preserve the unity of the Ruthenian Catholic Church
Catholic News Service

A grievous oversight

the fall of archbishop theodore mccarrick, whose resignation from the college of cardinals was accepted by pope francis last saturday, makes...
The Catholic Herald

Fr Raymond J de Souza: A promotion for lay people

it was thirty years ago this summer that st john paul ii promulgated pastor bonus, his reorganization of the roman curia, completing the cur...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Wild liturgy with the kitchen sink thrown in

what is a catholic to make of a “mass” in which the celebrant throws the host to the ground and smashes the communion chalice in fury? the a...
Damian Thompson

Pope Francis changes Catechism to say death penalty 'inadmissible'

Cardinal Ladaria said the change does not contradict previous Church teaching
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis may not meet abuse survivors in Ireland, says archbishop

The Archbishop of Dublin said it would be 'great' if a meeting could be arranged but that 'time is very tight'
Staff Reporter