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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.

Kidnapped Nigerian seminarian has been killed

one of four nigerian seminarians kidnapped last month has been killed, reportedly by his abductors. the three seminarians kidnapped along wi...

Catholic News Agency

No reform possible without new leaders in Legionaries of Christ, advocates and survivors say

advocates and survivors of abuse perpetrated by priests of the legionaries of christ say that the religious order has no hope of authentic r...

Catholic News Agency

'We’ve had enough': Pro-life Democrat blasts Mayor Pete

pro-life democrats are “fed up” over the party’s staunch support of abortion and need to let the presidential candidates know it, the leader...

Matt Hadro/CNA

Pope Francis prays for coronavirus victims in China

pope francis prayed on sunday for people infected by the coronavirus, which has killed 56 people in china. “may the lord welcome the decease...

Howard Kiernan

The Catholic faith of Kobe Bryant

basketball superstar kobe bryant died on sunday in a helicopter crash in southern california, along with his 13-year-old daughter, gianna. b...

Catholic News Service

Pope Francis and Iraqi president discuss securing a future for Christians

pope francis met saturday with iraqi president barham salih, and discussed the need to secure the future of iraq’s deep-rooted christian pop...

Howard Kiernan

1 killed after car crashes into bus carrying Covington Catholic students home from March for Life

one person is dead and others are injured after an oncoming car struck a charter bus carrying covington catholic students and chaperones bac...

Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/01/20

around 10,000 pilgrims have attended mass at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception ahead of the march for life in...

Luke Coppen

'Farewell great painter...' Why my favourite epitaph is in a Chiswick churchyard

graveyards are, for those of a sombre bent, a useful way of reflecting on mortality. and the older they are, the better, though there’s an a...

Melanie McDonagh

Mind, body and spirit: why integrity matters in the spiritual life

it was only recently that i realised i apparently get easier and richer insights while in the shower than when sitting at a desk or even pra...

Fr Dominic Allain

Every life is a living out of Israel's journey into light

“in the days past the lord humbled the land of zebulun and the land of naphtali, but in the days to come he will confer glory on the way of ...

Bishop David McGough

How Catholicism won the respect of South Korea

the headline statistics are, admittedly,  impressive. according to south korea’s catholic pastoral institute, church membership in the ...

Jonathan Wright

Overlooked: Chinese authorities make bishop homeless

what happened? a bishop who has refused to join the state-run catholic patriotic association (cpa) has been made homeless after being evicte...

Staff writers

January 24, 2020

The Catholic Herald

Church of England affirms sex is only for heterosexual marriage

sex is reserved for married heterosexual couples, new pastoral guidance from the church of england has affirmed. the new guidance also draws...

Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/01/20

bishop nelson perez is the new archbishop of philadelphia , reports rocco palmo. cardinal jorge mario bergoglio defended the jesuits from a ...

Luke Coppen

Taiwan president appeals to Pope Francis over China's 'abuse of power'

taiwan's president tsai ing-wen has written to pope francis describing china’s aggression and persecution of religion as “obstacles to peace...

The Catholic Herald

The case for suppressing the Legion of Christ

the legion of christ is back in the news, with ap reporting on a gruesome story in mexico, not only of abuse and cover-up, but also of failu...

Christopher R. Altieri

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/01/20

a bishop has offered to mediate between ireland’s feuding gangs. an indian archbishop has said he is “terribly shocked” by the desecration o...

Luke Coppen

1 of 4 kidnapped Nigerian seminarians released after suffering serious injuries

a nigerian seminarian who was abducted this month was freed by his kidnappers after 10 days in captivity. three seminarians kidnapped with h...

The Catholic Herald

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