February 12, 2026

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/02/19

Luke Coppen
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The Chinese government has recognised another underground bishop.

Bishop Richard Williamson has lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights over his conviction for Holocaust denial.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has said he hopes to visit Ukraine.

Fourteen dioceses in Texas have named 286 people credibly accused of child abuse.

The trailer for Unplanned, a film about the conversion of Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson, was released yesterday.

Philip Jenkins hails the Christians fighting for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

And Sequoyah Kennedy reports on the mysterious mould devouring an 800-year-old cathedral in Portugal.

Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.

The Chinese government has recognised another underground bishop.

Bishop Richard Williamson has lost an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights over his conviction for Holocaust denial.

Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has said he hopes to visit Ukraine.

Fourteen dioceses in Texas have named 286 people credibly accused of child abuse.

The trailer for Unplanned, a film about the conversion of Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson, was released yesterday.

Philip Jenkins hails the Christians fighting for human rights in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

And Sequoyah Kennedy reports on the mysterious mould devouring an 800-year-old cathedral in Portugal.

Follow me on Twitter @lukecoppen for updates throughout the day.

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