The Catholic Church
latest news & developmentsCatholic Church blasts Zambia for ‘pro-gay smear’ campaign
The Catholic Church says the Zambian government has used state media to accuse it of supporting homosexuality and
China says Vatican position violates ‘religious freedom’
China said that Vatican opposition to the official Chinese Catholic body’s ordination of a bishop amount to a violation of freedom of religion.
Pope starts UK visit clouded by ‘Third World’ gaffe
Pope Benedict XVI arrives in Britain on Thursday hoping to improve frayed ties between Catholics and Anglicans.
Belgian bishop becomes first to resign for child-sex abuse
The bishop of the Flemish city of Bruges has resigned after admitting sexually abusing a young boy several years ago.
Conspiracy of the cloth
<i>Marina Hyde</i> takes issue with Pope Benedict’s version of the priestly paedophilia scandal.
God’s man in Congress
Amid apparent tensions between church and state over a number of moral and political issues, there is sustained and reasoned dialogue.
O come all ye Anglicans
Tens of thousands of disaffected Anglicans could become Catholics following this week’s decree by Pope Benedict to poach whole Protestant communities.