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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
The Amazon synod organisers are at odds with Pope Francis
in a recent interview granted to la stampa, pope francis spoke about the synod for the amazon, which will take place in october. the synod’s...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Big families will be the next target in the culture wars
eighteen months ago i was having lunch with a well-known columnist and contrarian, when conversation turned to predictions. in particular, w...
Colin Brazier
Nigerian clergy are demanding change after a series of killings
last week, more than 200 priests of the catholic diocese of enugu, enugu state, south east nigeria, marched through the major streets in the...
The Catholic Herald
Rarely has a Vatican official spoken so bluntly on abuse
as spring 2019 turned into summer, journalists, media relations professionals and communications experts gathered for four days in st peters...
Christopher R. Altieri
Meanwhile: Incense shortage?
bad news for sacristans this week: we could be facing an incense crisis, as the number of boswellia trees plummets. as a report in the churc...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Renewed pressure on Chinese priests
what happened? chinese clergy are coming under renewed pressure, despite the vatican’s attempts to find a middle ground, according to report...
Staff writers
The big story: US deportee dies in Iraq
what happened? jimmy aldaoud, a catholic who was deported to iraq despite never having lived there and speaking no arabic, has been found de...
Staff writers
Brexit ire has replaced Catholic-bashing in Ireland
it has been well documented that brexit has worsened relations between britain and ireland. there’s a tendency, among the more brexity membe...
Mary Kenny
Not just ISIS: Stories of desecration from around the world
australia in 2017, statues of jesus and mary outside the church of st paul of the cross, sydney were decapitated. on the same day, hundreds ...
The Catholic Herald
Diary: Boris, heatwaves and Orange County
the first time i met boris johnson was in washington, dc last year. he was shorter than i’d imagined, though he assured me that he’s “immens...
Madeleine Kearns
To beat persecution, we must tackle the arms trade
the us state department recently hosted the second ministerial to advance religious freedom. bringing together more than 1,000 civil society...
Benedict Rogers
World news: from Uruguay to Enugu
salt lake city bishop stands by priest after parents’ protest more than 150 parents have signed a petition calling for the removal of their ...
Staff writers
August 9, 2019
The Catholic Herald
A four-hour masterpiece that you simply have to see
the opening of burning bush has the look of a sixties teen movie, with grinning kids gyrating to rock ’n’ roll – almost beach party without ...
Carl Curtis
Letters & emails
catholics need a dash of confidence sir – hearing boris johnson expounding in the house of commons his belief in the greatness of the u...
The Catholic Herald
The JPII Institute has been plunged into an identity crisis
whichever view one takes of the changes to the pontifical john paul ii institute for studies on marriage and the family, now styled the pont...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Medellín to Medjugorje
salem, oregon governor relaxes assisted suicide safeguard oregon, the first state to introduce assisted suicide, has loosened the rules arou...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: Pius IX praised in Parliament
the boris johnson era has already had one unexpected consequence: blessed pope pius ix is being given his due in parliament. the prime ...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Vatican sources raise alarm over financial mysteries
what happened? the financial irregularities which cardinal george pell tried to resolve have persisted, according to sources who spoke ...
Staff writers
The big story: Reforms of John Paul II Institute spark protest
what happened? more than 150 students have signed a letter protesting against sweeping changes to the john paul ii institute in ro...
Staff writers
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