The Catholic Herald

The controversial plan would have compelled Catholic priests to report information learned under the seal of Confession as part of the state’s mandatory child abuse reporting law

The decision by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops means the current edition that was translated and designed in the 1970s is getting its first update in over half a century

The Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has commended the release of the Apostolic Exhortation 'Dilexi te' – ‘I have loved you’ – the first document of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate, as a timely reminder for the faithful

In a speech to media representatives at the Vatican, Pope Leo called on them to counter the 'quicksand of approximation and post-truth' of the modern world, and to resist the growing scourge of 'clickbait' news fuelled by artificial intelligence

Pope Leo XIV received Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso in the Vatican, where he was visibly moved by letters from undocumented immigrants.

An icon created in Ukraine during the height of the conflict has been solemnly blessed at a UK cathedral after making a perilous journey out of the country. The icon was made and brought to the UK after being commissioned by the Catholic Military Association

The bishops welcomed the outcome of last weekend’s parliamentary elections that saw a far-left coalition with an explicitly anti-Church agenda fail to enter parliament

A recent poll sheds light on attitudes among Catholics, Protestants and the non-religious in the country towards religion, Christianity and individual Churches

The Vatican’s top diplomat also castigated the international community, especially 'countries truly capable of exerting influence', for failing to act as the death toll continues to rise

The initiative isn't a formal visitation as outlined in canon law, rather a more personal and experimental approach to episcopal presence among the faithful as the German Church continues to struggle with Catholics leaving the faith

It reinstates a tradition that was part of Italian life until 1977, when several religious feasts were removed from the national calendar in an effort to secularise the country and boost the economy

In a veneration first for the United States, its Catholics will have the opportunity to visit and prayer before the full-size habit worn by St. Pio of Pietrelcina, also known as Padre Pio

During the ceremony, the 27 new guards promised to protect the Pope, even with their lives if necessary