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Pope Leo XIV’s first weeks: abuse, finances and fences to mend
a quick look at the first appointments and audiences at the outset of a new papacy offers a small insight into the new system and indicates ...
Elise Allen
'The shadow of the Cross has fallen again' on Liverpool, says city's new archbishop
the new archbishop of liverpool has responded to the shocking events that occurred yesterday in the city, commenting in his first homily as ...
The Catholic Herald
Papabile cardinal explains his relief at not becoming pope
one of the cardinals who was considered a strong contender to be elected as the new pope to replace pope francis has spoken about his relief...
The Catholic Herald
Liverpool gets new archbishop as city grapples with chaos after car ploughs into crowd
today the mass of installation for archbishop-elect john sherrington will take place at liverpool's metropolitan cathedral of christ the kin...
The Catholic Herald
Castration and human dignity: 'Doctors are not agents of social control'
last week, lord chancellor shabana mahmood told parliament that the independent sentencing review, “has recommended we continue a pilot of s...
Anthony McCarthy
Church should embrace cultures, says first Vietnam-born head of US diocese
bishop-elect michael pham of san diego, the first vietnamese-american to head a us diocese, hopes the catholic church will recognise its “mu...
Joseph SanMateo
Pope Leo XIV formally installed as Bishop of Rome
rome – pope leo xiv sunday paid visits to the papal basilicas of st. john lateran, where he was formally installed as bishop of rome, and st...
Elise Allen
Pope Leo XIV's gentle criticism of contemporary western liturgy is a vital wake-up call
too often, the catholic mass in the modern roman rite feels like a meeting. a well-meaning one, perhaps – but horizontal, flat and alarmingl...
Tom Colsy
Can a US-born Pope confront 'Americanism' or is it just a 'phantom heresy'?
a pope from the united states. that was the biggest surprise on 8 may when the new pontiff, chicago-native robert francis prevost, was annou...
Charles Collins
'We will never abandon our faith': Nigerian archbishop on targeting of faith groups
a leading nigerian prelate says faith-based organisations in the sahel region have become soft targets for extremists. archbishop ignatius k...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Public display of St Teresa’s remains divides opinion in Spain
the first public display in more than a century of the corpse of spain’s beloved saint who died 440 years ago has split opinion, with some i...
The Catholic Herald
Even Jesus knew what it was like to have a troubled heart
“peace i leave with you; my peace i give to you. not as the world gives do i give to you. let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them ...
Fr David Howell
Pope's first curial appointment signals continuity with Francis on women in Church
as with any papal transition, when pope leo xiv was elected questions arose about what his priorities would be, and whether he would continu...
Elise Allen
Jesuit missionary's killer finally faces justice after 38 years
the brazilian judiciary has finally issued an arrest warrant against one of the murderers of spanish-born jesuit missionary vicente cañas, w...
EduardoCamposLima
Europe’s bishops hope US-born Pope can break through Trump's anti-EU bias
several leading european bishops that represent catholic interests in the european union have stated that a significant concern for them tha...
Elise Allen
Alasdair MacIntyre, titan of philosophy and Catholic convert, dies at 96
alasdair macintyre, a towering figure in moral philosophy and a catholic convert, has died at the age of 96 years old. credited with revivin...
The Catholic Herald
Popes understand the weaknesses of democracy more than politicians
in 1995, st john paul ii wrote, in his encyclical evangelium vitæ , that “without an objective moral grounding, not even democracy is capabl...
Niall Gooch
Singapore cardinal expresses hopes for liberation of traditional Latin Mass
the cardinal archbishop of singapore has defended catholics who are attached to the traditional latin mass. in an interview given to italian...
Tom Colsy
Gaza parish cuts back on aid because of Israeli blockade
the only catholic parish in gaza city has been forced to radically cut back on the aid it provides because of the three-month aid blockade, ...
The Catholic Herald
JD Vance explains why he didn’t kiss Pope Leo’s ring
us vice-president jd vance has revealed that he made a conscious decision not to kiss the papal ring of pope leo xiv when he met the new pon...
The Catholic Herald
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