Vatican News

Morning Catholic must-reads: 06/03/17

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

Jean-Paul Sartre's confession of belief - and other surprises in a fine new book

Underneath Fr Rutler's wit and erudition is a deep orthodoxy and Christian hope

Francis Phillips

World meeting of Russian Catholics hailed as 'last hurrah' for movement

Organiser says the Eastern Church, started by the 'Newman of Russia', is in danger of being lost to history

Wavering on abuse?

this is a dangerous moment in the global struggle against clerical abuse. there is a growing perception that, after almost two decades of co...

The Catholic Herald

The best of the Catholic blogosphere

✣   highlights from the week online saving history from isis and the weather an american benedictine monk is working to preserve ancien...

Francis and Justin Welby mull warzone trip

pope francis has become the first pope to visit an anglican church in rome. francis took part in an evening liturgy at all saints’ anglican ...

Cardinal: I fear Rome will betray the faithful

cardinal joseph zen has said he fears the vatican will betray the underground church in china by pursuing a deal with the government. in an ...

Bishop: I was abused by a priest

a bishop who first arrived in australia as a refugee has said that he suffered sexual abuse by a priest. bishop vincent long van nguyen of p...

In brief

pope ‘helping sspx to buy church in rome’ pope francis has played a “decisive role” in helping the society of st pius x buy a church in rome...

Who will protect Egypt’s Christians?

egypt has the largest christian community in the arab world. but as we were sadly reminded last week, that does not make the country a model...