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Jihadis butcher 200 Nigerian Christians in fresh massacre
in a horrifying escalation of violence, between 100 and 200 christians were murdered by fulani jihadist herdsmen in nigeria’s benue state, a...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Scotland’s annual abortion numbers break record again
abortion statistics released yesterday show that the number of abortions carried out in scotland in 2024 was the highest number on record. t...
The Catholic Herald
Counter cohabitation by faithful witness to marriage, Pope urges Catholics
cohabiting couples can be enlightened to the truth and beauty of christian marriage by catholics who bear witness to the sacrament in their ...
Simon Caldwell
Formed by the Sacred Heart
i recently visited the louvre in paris and began my tour in the denon wing. ascending the wide steps that lead to the niké of samothrace, i ...
David Werning
MPs vote for abortion up to and during birth
the house of commons has voted for abortion up to and during birth. a hijacking amendment at report stage of the crime and policing bill to ...
Simon Caldwell
Bishops must be celibate and work with priests to address society's failures, says Pope
pope leo xiv has said that the leadership of the church must focus on helping the catholic faithful who are often facing despairing situatio...
Charles Collins
Pope Leo to canonise Carlo Acutis on September 7
blessed carlo acutis – the italian youth known as “god’s influencer” – will be canonised on september 7, the vatican has announced. he will ...
The Catholic Herald
First stamps of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate released
on 27 may 2025, the vatican's philatelic and numismatic office released its first official postage stamps featuring pope leo xiv. the series...
The Catholic Herald
Vatican condemns AI deepfake of Pope Leo praising revolutionary African leader
the vatican has highlighted how a fake video depicting the new pope has been created with artificial intelligence before being uploaded to y...
The Catholic Herald
The Synodal Path that cancelled God has gone the wrong way
the catholic church in germany is undergoing a profound and fiercely contested transformation, and at the centre of this process stands the ...
RobHyde
Our Lady of Fátima: observing the centenary of the First Five Saturdays devotion
just over a century ago, between may and october 1917, our lady appeared at fátima in portugal, at the height of world war i – as europe was...
Donal Anthony Foley
Philippines gripped by online gambling crisis, says cardinal
filipino cardinal pablo virgilio david has denounced online gambling as the cause of “a new mental health crisis” in the philippines. ...
The Catholic Herald
The rainbow flag and the Sacred Heart: a battle for the soul of June
the rainbow flag, flown everywhere in “pride month”, is not what it pretends to be. its ubiquitous success feeds off our naivety and gullibi...
Gavin Ashenden
Pope meets abuse safeguarding commission as Vatican coordinates global reform
pope leo xiv today spent an hour meeting with the pontifical commission for the protection of minors (pcpm) at the vatican. the commission w...
Charles Collins
Will Gaudí the genius become Gaudí the saint?
on 14 april, the late pope francis declared the catalan architect antoni gaudí a venerable servant of god, recognising his heroic virtues. i...
Benjamin Ivry
Cardinal Vincent Nichols on electing Pope Leo XIV
the election of pope leo xiv came at the end of my first and last conclave. having been made a cardinal by pope francis in 2014, i had never...
Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Christ's blood has an infinite power to cleanse our souls
“ behold, i will extend peace to her like a river” (isaiah 66:12) in today’s first reading, peace is described as a river, and in this month...
Fr David Howell
Pope calls for Church unity on Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul
pope leo xiv has drawn on the examples of saint peter and saint paul to call for more unity in the catholic church. his comments came during...
Charles Collins
Catholics urged to contact MPs ahead of tonight's votes for abortion up to birth
mps will tonight vote on two “extreme amendments” to abortion law to permit the killing of unborn babies up to birth with impunity. campaign...
The Catholic Herald
Pope makes first phone call to Vladimir Putin
pope leo xiv has had his first phone call with russian president vladimir putin. the call on the afternoon of wednesday, 4 june, comes as te...
Elise Allen
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