Vatican News

Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/06/17

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

Head of Vatican pro-life academy defends appointment of Nigel Biggar

The Anglican philosopher, recently appointed to the Pontifical Academy for Life, has supported abortion up to 18 weeks
Dan Hitchens

Merkel: Pope urged me to fight for Paris climate deal

The Vatican said the talks focused on the need for the international community to combat poverty, hunger, terrorism and climate change
Associated Press

The secret to the remarkable success of the Chartres pilgrimage: penance

The pilgrimage draws people from all over the world. There's a reason they keep coming back
Hugh Burling

Cardinal Sarah: priests 'demean' gay people by not calling them to chastity

The cardinal said that omitting Jesus's 'hard sayings' is not charitable
Staff Reporter

The bishop who ordained John Paul II showed how to heroically fight totalitarian atheism

Bishop Sapieha became a model for how clergy should live under tyrannical Communism
Fr Raymond de Souza

New members of Vatican pro-life academy have defended abortion and contraception

Avraham Steinberg has approved of abortion in some cases, while Fr Maurizio Chiodi says contraception may be permissible
Staff Reporter

Vatican supports new elections to solve Venezuela crisis

Cardinal Pietro Parolin spelt out the Holy See's position in a letter to former heads of state
Junno Arocho Esteves

Papal almoner gives up flat for a Syrian refugee family

Archbishop Krajewski, who now sleeps in his office, said offering his flat 'doesn't cost me anything'
Staff Reporter

A papal headache

few catholics outside nigeria will be familiar with the diocese of ahiara. but it has probably caused more heartache for the pope than any o...
The Catholic Herald