Pontiff looks to soothe global conflicts ranging from family feuds to threats of war in his speechPope Francis has used his Christmas Day message to call for dialogue on the world stage as he looks to resolve conflicts ranging from family feuds to thre…
A moment that changed me: when my beloved teacher taught us about mortal sin
I had impressed Mr Priamo with my passion for winning. In questioning his certainty I learned the eternal value of doubt and ambiguityEven before I entered his class, I knew Mr Priamo, the sixth-grade teacher at my Catholic elementary school, as the sm…
“If the right should somehow gain that power, I don’t trust us with it.”
How the American Right Fell in Love With Hungary Some U.S. conservatives are taking a cue from Prime Minister Viktor Orban — how to use the power of the state to win the culture wars (NYT Magazine, October 19, 2021).
The Guardian view on sexual abuse and the Catholic church: contrition is not enough | Editorial
An investigation into paedophile priests in France reveals an institution in desperate need of reformThe findings of an inquiry into sexual abuse and paedophilia in the French Catholic church, published last week, are difficult to read and painful to c…
Archbishop apologises for steamy video filmed in Spanish cathedral
Video shows rapper C Tangana and singer Nathy Peluso grind against each other inside Toledo CathedralThe archbishop of Toledo has apologised to offended Roman Catholics after one of Spain’s most famous cathedrals was used as a location for a raunchy vi…
United or divided: what is the future of Ireland? | Letter
Guardian readers respond to Colm Tóibín’s essay on the island’s political futureColm Tóibín’s comparison of Sinn Féin, a pro-EU, pro-immigration, centre-left party, to Ukip, an anti-EU, anti-immigration, rightwing party, is decidedly muddled, like much…
French Catholic church expresses ‘shame’ after report finds 330,000 children were abused
Church asks for forgiveness as it accepts findings of ‘appalling’ abuse by clergy and lay members over 70 yearsThe French Catholic church has expressed “shame” and pleaded for forgiveness, after a devastating report found that at least 330,000 children…
3,000 paedophiles in French Catholic church since 1950s – inquiry head
Figure from head of commission investigating sexual abuse comes days before publication of reportThe head of an independent commission investigating child sexual abuse in the French Catholic church has said about 3,000 paedophiles have operated inside …
‘Don’t pass Catholic churches’: protests as Glasgow braces for Orange walks
Campaigners call for parades to be re-routed as up to 13,000 people expected to converge in city centreCampaigners against anti-Catholic bigotry and anti-Irish discrimination will gather in protest around vulnerable churches on Saturday, as Glasgow bra…
‘Cardinal Keith O’Brien was like God to me. Then he tried to seduce me’: the whistleblower’s tale
As disgraced cardinal Theodore McCarrick faces trial in the US, an ex-priest tells of how he testified against the Scottish cardinalAs disgraced 91-year-old cardinal Theodore McCarrick stood in an American court last week, charged with three counts of …