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

Pope sends mixed message to divided German Church

in march, cardinal reinhard marx announced that the german bishops had agreed to embark on a “binding synodal process” that would address th...

Anian Christoph Wimmer

Why Pope Francis swiftly approved Fulton Sheen's beatification

the big news from the congregation for the causes of saints this past week was, of course, that pope francis has approved a miracle attribut...

Christopher R. Altieri

The week in quotations

"amid situations of tragedy and despair, the first concern of the church is not only to alleviate ... physical ills ... eternal salvation" p...

Staff writers

Overlooked: Viganò alleges Vatican scandal 'surpassing McCarrick'

what happened? archbishop carlo maria viganò has made new allegations against senior vatican officials. the former vatican nuncio to the uni...

Staff writers

The big story: Report calls for sanctions on persecutors of Christians

what happened? the british government should consider imposing sanctions on countries that persecute christians, and adopt a definition of a...

Staff writers

July 12, 2019

The Catholic Herald

In Christ we find a tenderness beyond our imagining

fourteenth sunday of the year is 66:10-14; gal 6:14-18; lk 10:1-12 & 17-20 (year c) "rejoice for jerusalem. rejoice for her, all you who...

Bishop David McGough

Meanwhile: No more collection plate excuses

the catholic community has created its own catholic match, bible apps and even confession preparation apps. now, it has a catholic venmo, re...

Staff writers

The week ahead: Charleston Bicentenary, Messiah and pro-life rally

the us diocese of charleston is entering its bicentennial year with a service of vespers. the diocese was canonically erected by pope pius v...

Staff writers

Overlooked: Benedict reaffirms that Francis is Pope

what happened? tn a rare interview, pope emeritus benedict xvi has reaffirmed that “the pope is one; is francis.” in the interview, conducte...

Staff writers

The big story: Vatican – Chinese priests don't need to register with government

what happened? the vatican has given guarded support to chinese priests who refuse to register with the government. a new document says that...

Staff writers

July 5, 2019

The Catholic Herald

Tintoretto: a brilliant painter of grief and chaos

the national gallery of art in washington, dc is treating visitors to a special exhibit of jacopo tintoretto’s works in celebration of the v...

Jeff Cimmino

Catholics waited for strong leadership. It didn't come

on monday morning, the historian tim stanley tweeted out: “we note with regret that jesus christ has been nailed to a cross. our thoughts an...

Damian Thompson

World news: From Bladensburg to Birmingham

toronto salt and light founding ceo resigns over ‘plagiarism’ fr thomas rosica has resigned as ceo of salt and light catholic media foundati...

Staff writers

The best of the web: loyalty, China and magic

criticise or be silent? it depends at catholic culture, philip lawler returned to a book by the economist albert o hirchman, called exit, vo...

Staff writers

Overlooked: Sri Lankan cardinal – government could have stopped attacks

what happened? the sri lankan government could have stopped the easter sunday attacks which killed over 250 people in colombo, negombo and ...

Staff writers

Sacking and silencing: what happens when you defy Britain's new dogmas

anyone who believes that britain is still a free country should look at the case of richard page, a magistrate sacked for holding an opinion...

The Catholic Herald

June 28, 2019

The Catholic Herald

Why doesn't anybody look old anymore?

thoughts of ageing press into my mind as i approach 50. university contemporaries are starting to fall ill. high blood pressure, hernia, eve...

Andrew M Brown

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