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2001 Vatican document: bishops cannot compel priests to include female altar servers
a 2001 vatican ruling has resurfaced, confirming that bishops cannot require priests to use female altar servers. the letter, issued by the ...
Thomas Edwards
First stamps of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate released
on 27 may 2025, the vatican's philatelic and numismatic office released its first official postage stamps featuring pope leo xiv. the series...
The Catholic Herald
Government criticised for rating assisted suicide law by cash saved in patient deaths
bioethicists have severely criticised a “truly sinister” government impact assessment of the assisted suicide bill for focusing on the money...
Simon Caldwell
French assisted suicide Bill advances to Senate
french mps have approved a bill to legalise assisted suicide in the country. the legislation, which was voted through on 27 may in the natio...
The Catholic Herald
Pope makes baseball fans proud by catching doll thrown from crowd
pope leo xiv has demonstrated his us roots as an ardent white sox baseball fan after making a one-handed catch of a cloth doll thrown at him...
The Catholic Herald
Scotland sees 80 per cent rise in abortions for unborn babies with Down’s syndrome
last year saw a 15 per cent increase in abortions for babies with down’s syndrome in scotland, according to new figures. public health scotl...
The Catholic Herald
Rebel nuns with no time for Vatican II embrace entrepreneurism to survive
rocio opens the door. “there’s nothing left in the shop and the others are still clearing up lunch. they can’t talk now and we haven’t eaten...
Julia Hayley
Pope confronts fresh violence and ‘lifeless bodies of children’ in Ukraine and Gaza
pope leo xiv has "forcefully" appealed for an end to hostilities in both ukraine and gaza, asking for dialogue to ensure the cessation of vi...
Elise Allen
Church of Scotland’s 140-year-old magazine to close along with hundreds of churches
the official magazine of the church of scotland is shutting down production as the kirk strives to save money as it confronts a growing cris...
The Catholic Herald
Castration and human dignity: 'Doctors are not agents of social control'
last week, lord chancellor shabana mahmood told parliament that the independent sentencing review, “has recommended we continue a pilot of s...
Anthony McCarthy
Church should embrace cultures, says first Vietnam-born head of US diocese
bishop-elect michael pham of san diego, the first vietnamese-american to head a us diocese, hopes the catholic church will recognise its “mu...
Joseph SanMateo
'We will never abandon our faith': Nigerian archbishop on targeting of faith groups
a leading nigerian prelate says faith-based organisations in the sahel region have become soft targets for extremists. archbishop ignatius k...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Jesuit missionary's killer finally faces justice after 38 years
the brazilian judiciary has finally issued an arrest warrant against one of the murderers of spanish-born jesuit missionary vicente cañas, w...
EduardoCamposLima
British bishops echo Pope Leo: ceasefire in Gaza now
the lead bishop for the holy land for the catholic bishops’ conference of england and wales has echoed pope leo xiv’s first regina coeli add...
The Catholic Herald
Vatican condemns AI deepfake of Pope Leo praising revolutionary African leader
the vatican has highlighted how a fake video depicting the new pope has been created with artificial intelligence before being uploaded to y...
The Catholic Herald
US Jews 'optimistic’ about Pope Leo after strains during Francis’s papacy
an american rabbi has voiced optimism for catholic-jewish relations after the election of pope leo xiv, saying his pontificate marks an oppo...
Elise Allen
Where is the tender Catholic conscience to speak up for Lucy Connolly?
the case of lucy connolly has caused widespread alarm and comment. yesterday her appeal was refused and the response has been public outrage...
Gavin Ashenden
Labour must recognise value of low-skilled immigrants, say Church leaders
the organisation representing catholic bishops in england and wales is warning that a new british policy on immigration is downplaying the i...
Charles Collins
Pope’s brother meets President Trump at White House
president donald trump has met the eldest brother of pope leo xiv at the white house. the meeting with louis prevost, 73, took place on tues...
The Catholic Herald
Like the military-industrial complex, assisted suicide will be driven by money to kill lots of people
this bill has arrived at our doorstep, and we have done nothing. to be at a place where our own government will fund the killing of our most...
Timothy Mayer
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