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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Rapper tells gender reveal guests his unborn child will be aborted if a girl
A rapper has told friends at his gender reveal party for his unborn baby that if the child is not a boy, they will have an abortion
The Catholic Herald
Death of Henry Nowak raises questions over police response
Henry Nowak, 18, died after being stabbed in Southampton while walking home from a night out with university friends
Thomas Colsy
Vance says Pope Leo’s AI encyclical will be ‘very important’
The Vice President said the forthcoming document is likely to influence debate over artificial intelligence and human dignity
Thomas Colsy
Milan archdiocese to open interreligious monastery
Critics have questioned whether the Ambrosian Monastery will function more as a multireligious centre than as a Catholic foundation
Thomas Colsy
Jordan inaugurates first Christian university at Christ’s baptism site
Church leaders said the university and preparations for the 2030 anniversary of Christ’s baptism could strengthen Christian presence in the Middle East
The Catholic Herald
Cultural shifts are main driver of collapsing marriage rates
A new Heritage Foundation report argues that changing attitudes to sex, cohabitation and childbearing have done more than economics to weaken marriage in America
Thomas Colsy
Speculation grows over future of Vienna cathedral provost
Austrian media reports have raised questions about the future of Fr Toni Faber, the long-serving cathedral provost of St Stephen’s in Vienna
Thomas Colsy
Vatican clarifies honour given to Iranian ambassador
The Holy See says the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX was awarded to 13 ambassadors after two years of service, not as an exclusive gesture to Iran
Thomas Colsy
Young Opus Dei member from Manchester takes first step towards sainthood
The Diocese of Salford has begun the formal process for the beatification and canonisation of Pedro Ballester, a young Opus Dei member who died of cancer in 2018
Thomas Colsy
Ireland: Bill to remove three-day wait before abortion defeated
Bill’s defeat comes in the context of increasing abortion numbers in Ireland
The Catholic Herald
Pope Leo XIV plans first official papal state visit to France in 18 years
The visit will include a stop at UNESCO headquarters and will be the first official papal state visit to France since Benedict XVI in 2008
The Catholic Herald
The King’s Speech: what it means for abortion and assisted suicide
The Government did not indicate that it would take forward a Bill on assisted suicide
The Catholic Herald
Peers to introduce bills on abortion complications and babies born alive
Lord Moylan and Baroness O’Loan will introduce Private Members’ Bills after both were drawn in the House of Lords ballot
The Catholic Herald
Bishop John Arnold chosen to lead Caritas Europa
The Bishop of Salford will begin a four-year term as president of Caritas Europa in May 2027 while remaining in diocesan office
The Catholic Herald
Becciu lawyers accuse Vatican prosecutor of defying court order
Lawyers for Cardinal Angelo Becciu and two other defendants have asked the court to declare the citation to judgment null
Thomas Colsy
Ordinariate bishop given temporary role in Australia
Bishop Steven Lopes said his task was to be custodian of the Australian ordinariate and encourage growth in holiness
The Catholic Herald
Prayers urged for Cardinal Péter Erdő
The Hungarian primate has not appeared in public for several months and is said to be undergoing rehabilitation
Thomas Colsy
Kent council debates prayers and national anthem
Kent County Council is considering proposals to open meetings with the Lord’s Prayer and conclude them with the national anthem as councillors debate religion, tradition and civic identity
The Catholic Herald
Bagnasco says Benedict’s exclusion from Sapienza was a ‘disgrace’
The former president of the Italian Bishops’ Conference criticised the protests that forced Benedict XVI to cancel his 2008 visit
Thomas Colsy
Governor DeSantis urges Ave graduates to ‘hold the line’ in commencement address
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis urged Ave Maria graduates to defend faith, liberty and truth in an age of cultural conformity
The Catholic Herald
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