February 12, 2026

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/04/19

Luke Coppen
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Environmental activist Brother Paul McAuley has been found dead in the Amazon city of Iquitos in Peru.

Regular Mass attendance in Australia has fallen from 12.2 per cent in 2011 to 11.8 per cent in 2016, according to new figures.

Hindu militants have reportedly ransacked a Catholic school in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

John Allen says the Pope’s inner circle are “increasingly unwilling” to use the term “zero tolerance”.

Bruno Bouvet and Gauthier Vaillant pay tribute to outgoing French bishops’ conference president Archbishop Georges Pontier.

Fr Matthew Schneider discusses why he went public with his autism diagnosis.

And Amanda Vernon explains what it’s like when your boyfriend becomes a priest.

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

Environmental activist Brother Paul McAuley has been found dead in the Amazon city of Iquitos in Peru.

Regular Mass attendance in Australia has fallen from 12.2 per cent in 2011 to 11.8 per cent in 2016, according to new figures.

Hindu militants have reportedly ransacked a Catholic school in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

John Allen says the Pope’s inner circle are “increasingly unwilling” to use the term “zero tolerance”.

Bruno Bouvet and Gauthier Vaillant pay tribute to outgoing French bishops’ conference president Archbishop Georges Pontier.

Fr Matthew Schneider discusses why he went public with his autism diagnosis.

And Amanda Vernon explains what it’s like when your boyfriend becomes a priest.

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

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