And that’s fine. Our Lady doesn’t mind. After all, excepting only Our Lord, Joseph was the most precious person in her life. And we need this male perspective. Joseph shows us the importance ...

Pope Francis also discussed the increasingly diffuse social tendency to judge persons’ worth on the basis of “productivity” and to discard anyone “unproductive” – especially the sick ...

The scandal of elected officials – such as President Biden – who take Communion yet promote views at odds with the Catholic Church must be countered, says Fr Gerald E Murray ...

Islamic militants in Nigeria have killed almost 55,000 Christians in the last 14 years, a new report has said.

Tombs encourage meditation on eternity. Nursing homes feel like groaning waystations to the grave. Which may be why so many will let the old people die.

California’s second lockdown, like its first, has been unusually severe. But in recent months, outdoor church services have been introduced in some parishes, thanks to the help of creative ...

Solemnity of the Holy Trinity Exodus 34: 4-6 & 8-9; 2 Corinthians 13: 11-13; John 3: 16-18 “Moses called on the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed ‘Lord, Lord, a God ...

The sisters fighting human trafficking in India, even during lockdown.

Police have labelled sectarian graffiti found on a Catholic church in Northern Ireland as a hate crime. They are investigating accordingly.

The feeding of the 5,000 notwithstanding, the founder of Christianity never seemed all that enamoured with large-scale public worship. “ ...

Nicaragua’s Radio Maria broadcasting station faces closure after its legal status was revoked by the country’s dictatorial regime. On 9 July, the administration of President Daniel Ortega ...

In Oberammergau, the other week, an entire Bavarian village geared up for the opening of this year’s Passion Play.