Features
What Cardinal Zen told Pope Francis about the Church in China
The Hong Kong cardinal is among the critics of a reported effort to normalize relations between the Catholic Church and China’s government. […]
Articles by Catholic News Agency
The Dispatch
Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Peru
In a conversation with journalists on his return flight from Peru to Rome on Sunday, Pope Francis discussed the people of Peru and Chile, clerical […]
The Dispatch
Cardinal O’Malley: Pope’s words ‘a source of great pain’ for abuse survivors
“I cannot address why the Holy Father chose the particular words he used at that time,” says the chairman of the Vatican’s commission on sexual […]
Features
March for Life is praised by President Trump as “a movement born out of love”
“You love every child, born and unborn, because you believe that every life is sacred, that every child is a precious gift from God,” Trump […]
Features
Pope Francis exhorts Curia to avoid “unbalanced and debased mindset of plots and small cliques”
“The universal nature of the Curia’s service,” the Holy Father told Curia members in the annual pre-Christmas address, “… wells up and flows out from […]
The Dispatch
Full text of Pope Francis’ in-flight press conference from Bangladesh
In a 58-minute conversation with journalists on his return flight from Bangladesh to Rome on Saturday, Pope Francis discussed the Rohingya people of Burma, evangelization, […]
The Dispatch
Identity politics as the logical result of the Sexual Revolution: An interview with Mary Eberstadt
“Identity politics says that biography is destiny – that how you’re born determines your political and moral interests in life. Nothing could be further from […]
The Dispatch
Archbishop Naumann elected US bishops’ pro-life committee chair
Archbishop Naumann won the pro-life committee with 96 votes, or 54 percent. The other candidate, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago, garnered 82 votes, or 46 […]
General
USCCB committee election a referendum on what it means to be pro-life
At issue, fundamentally, is how the bishops understand what it means to be “pro-life.” While Naumann’s election would signal continuity with the current approach, Cupich’s […]
News
Scholars, clergy sign letter accusing Pope Francis of “upholding heretical positions”
SSPX head Bishop Bernard Fellay is among the letter’s signatories, who call it a “filial correction.” […]