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Let them eat cake: honouring St Honoré, the patron saint of bakers and pâtissiers
for the french, bread is a part of everyday life: a daily source of sustenance. saint honoré, from northern france, is recognized for m...
Alice Alech
Kidnappers demand huge ransom for release of Cameroon priest
yaoundé, cameroon – unidentified gunmen are demanding $42,750 in ransom payment as a condition for the release of a kidnapped priest. father...
Ngala Killian Chimtom
Psychiatrists turn against assisted suicide Bill ahead of Friday’s vote
the royal college of psychiatrists has finally spoken out against the bill to introduce assisted suicide into england and wales. their comme...
The Catholic Herald
UK Catholic Medical Association statement on assisted suicide Bill
the catholic medical association (cma) has issued a position statement on the the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill passing through t...
The Catholic Herald
Desecrations, threats and silence: anti-Christian violence grips France
this month france has been severely rattled by what some are calling christianophobie that has swept over the country. in the brittany city ...
Gavin Mortimer
Ampleforth monk and ex-housemaster tells court ‘sexual contact’ with pupil consensual
a monk who worked at the famous catholic public school in north yorkshire has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing two pupils. fath...
The Catholic Herald
Will the new Leo elevate Leo XIII's Cardinal Newman to a Doctor of the Church?
on 12 may 1879, pope leo xiii raised john henry newman to the sacred college of cardinals. the biglietto which he received from the secretar...
Fr James Bradley
TV star Chris Packham portrayed as St Francis to mark Earth Day
the popular tv presenter chris packham has been depicted as st francis of assisi in a portrait that is described as celebrating him as a “li...
The Catholic Herald
Leo XIV on Christian East and conflict: 'Let us meet, let us talk, let us negotiate!'
pope leo xiv has discussed how vital the christian east is both for the catholic church and for the whole world, and said that the holy see ...
Charles Collins
Cardinal Müller hails Chartres pilgrimage as a bold witness in a post-Christian age
cardinal gerhard ludwig müller has discussed the famous pilgrimage from paris to chartres and its increasing popularity, especially among ca...
The Catholic Herald
British ambassador: ‘the papacy just does soft power’
british ambassador to the holy see chris trott has voiced excitement over the recent election of pope leo xiv and has said he is looking for...
Elise Allen
New route launched for Blessed Sacrament pilgrimage across US
the national eucharistic congress has announced the official launch of the st. katharine drexel route from indianapolis to los angeles. the ...
The Catholic Herald
Italy's crib makers in crisis as births continue to fall
in northern italy's once thriving industrial district for baby and child products there are now only two manufacturers that remain. it follo...
The Catholic Herald
Assisted suicide closer in Scotland after parliament backs bill in 'seismic vote'
a bill facilitating assisted suicide through the nhs in scotland has passed its first stage in the legislative process toward becoming law a...
The Catholic Herald
Leo XIV: the pontiff both left and right can applaud
there was palpable confusion when robert francis prevost stepped out on the loggia. a scramble to discern what sort of pontificate the catho...
Tom Colsy
Archbishop Gänswein on Pope Leo XIV: ‘This Pope inspires hope, hope, hope’
archbishop georg gänswein, the former prefect of the papal household, described the results of the recent papal conclave as marking the begi...
Tom Colsy
US bishops highlight pornography’s grip on a lonely, digital society
the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) has released a ten-year anniversary preface to its document on the harms of pornogr...
Thomas Edwards
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
Zelenskyy invites Pope Leo XIV to Ukraine in 'warm and substantive' first call
ukrainian president volodymyr zelenskyy announced on monday he had spoken with pope leo xiv and invited him to visit ukraine. on sunday, the...
Charles Collins
Pope Leo calls for freedom of journalists who 'report truth'
rome – in a speech to members of the international media on monday, pope leo xiv called for a rhetoric of peace over words of anger or ideol...
Elise Allen
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