Deputy Minister Nguyen Hai Trung commended the Catholic Church’s role in Vietnam’s social and spiritual life during his Tet visit to the Ho Chi Minh City Archbishop’s Office.
It was only nearly a millennium later, in 1965, that the leaders of both Churches – Pope Paul VI and Patriarch Athenagoras I of Constantinople – finally expressed their regret for the events of 1054, ...
An investigation approved by the Vatican concluded that Fr. Francis Xavier Truong Buu Diep was killed by two Japanese deserters seeking revenge after Japan's defeat in World War II.
Adding some sweetness to the usual general audience-focused Wednesday, Pope Leo XIV was presented with two lambs Jan. 21 as ...
By Edward Pentin Pope Leo XIV and leaders of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP), a community dedicated to the ...
Since being annexed by Indonesia in the 1960s after the end of Dutch colonial rule through what is largely considered a sham ...
In a move announced to parishioners this week, Cappagh Parish acknowledged the decision would be “disappointing and painful” ...
A 40-year-old movie about Jesuit missionaries in South America holds interesting insights about the future of Denmark’s largest territory.
Reacting to Bishop Michael Martin’s Dec. 17, 2025, pastoral letter announcing the impending abolishment of altar rails and ...
For Padre Guilherme, DJing is more than just entertainment; it's a unique platform to express his faith, disseminate a ...
In 1680 in the Southwest, Po’pay and his followers sought political independence and religious freedom, issues central to Americans’ sense of themselves.
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A Future for Confession

In “The Guilty Vicarage,” an essay on detective fiction, W.H. Auden argues that the most successful detective novels take place in an apparent Eden (the cozy village, the ivied college, the country ...