February 12, 2026

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/01/20

Luke Coppen
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“The good disciple is the humble one”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video).

The Australian Church will hold a national collection for victims of devastating bushfires.

Filipino “healing” priest Fr Fernando Suarez is not guilty of abuse, the Vatican has ruled.

Few rural Dutch Catholics “decide to attend Mass in another church after theirs has been closed”, researchers have found.

Adrian Chiles says his atheist family was “astonished and appalled” when he became a Catholic.

Ross Ahlfeld asks if Tanzania’s first president was a saint.

And Kevin Di Camillo explains why the pope wears white.

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

“The good disciple is the humble one”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video).

The Australian Church will hold a national collection for victims of devastating bushfires.

Filipino “healing” priest Fr Fernando Suarez is not guilty of abuse, the Vatican has ruled.

Few rural Dutch Catholics “decide to attend Mass in another church after theirs has been closed”, researchers have found.

Adrian Chiles says his atheist family was “astonished and appalled” when he became a Catholic.

Ross Ahlfeld asks if Tanzania’s first president was a saint.

And Kevin Di Camillo explains why the pope wears white.

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

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