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

Pope Francis is a papal communicator like no other, says veteran Vatican watcher

a journalist considered a living legend within the vatican’s press corps has spoken about the unique communication style of pope francis tha...
Crux Staff

Confession safe from Communist security reforms, says Hong Kong Church

after new national security legislation was passed unanimously in hong kong this week, the local diocese assured that amid concerns that the...
Elise Allen

Pope Francis: Benedict's death was used by partisans to 'score points'

pope emeritus benedict xvi’s death was used by people in a self-serving way to “score points”, pope francis said on sunday. during a press c...
Olenka Hamilton

Bishop-elect of Liverpool said life flashed before his eyes when he learned of his appointment

  a liverpool priest has described how he saw his life was flashing before his eyes like “a drowning man” the moment he was told that p...
Simon Caldwell

Kate Forbes has made the catastrophic mistake of admitting to being a Christian

it is fantastic when a christian politician with orthodox views on human sexuality runs for leadership of a political party as it means that...
Laura Perrins

Former cardinal Theodore McCarrick charged with sexual assault in Wisconsin

former cardinal theodore mccarrick has been criminally charged with fourth-degree sexual assault in wisconsin for an incident that allegedly...
Joe Bukuras

Vatican calls for end to 'killer robots' arms race

rome – the vatican is calling for an international ban on killer robots used in wars in ukraine and gaza. the vatican is backing new restric...
The Catholic Herald

‘Conservative’ and ‘orthodox’ priests on the rise, says major survey

the new analysis of a study that claims to be the largest national survey of catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years has found, amo...
CNA Staff

Video: 'Are you praying for unborn children?' police ask Catholic woman

a police officer has interrogated a woman outside an abortion clinic for silent prayer, saying, “are you praying for the lives of unborn chi...
The Catholic Herald

Four German bishops opt out of controversial ‘Synodal Council’

amid an ongoing back and forth between the vatican and the german bishops conference over a controversial new ecclesial body, four of the na...
Elise Allen

Still no mention of desecration at St Joseph's as leaders of Catholic Church and CoE denounce attacks on mosques

over the weekend the archbishop of canterbury penned an opinion piece for the guardian that denounced the recent violence across england and...
James Jeffrey

Pope Francis' upcoming meeting with Indigenous delegation a step toward healing, Canadian bishops say

washington, d.c. newsroom, nov 10, 2021 / 11:37 am the canadian conference of catholic bishops released further details of its upcoming trip...
Christine Rousselle

The Sino-Vatican Pact fails again: an appeal from the Catholic Church in China

this has been written by a chinese catholic, to whom we have for obvious reasons granted anonymity. the translation of bishop shen bin from ...
The Catholic Herald

US presidential contender does U-turn on abortion up to birth

a prominent us presidential contender has performed a sudden u-turn on his support for abortion up to birth. robert f. kennedy jr, an indepe...
Simon Caldwell

'Is the Pope a Catholic?' The rhetorical question that's losing axiomatic power

“is the pope a catholic?” is old and well-used rhetorical repartee. it doesn’t require and answer. or it didn’t until recently. after pope’s...
Gavin Ashenden

Pope’s special envoy back in Moscow to push for hostage release and peace

pope francis’s personal peace envoy for the war in ukraine is back in russia. italian cardinal mattel zuppi arrived in moscow on 14 october ...
Elise Allen

Pope Francis responding well to treatment but not out of woods yet, say papal doctors

rome – having spent three weeks in the hospital for treatment of double pneumonia, pope francis continues to be in stable condition and is r...
Elise Allen

Go woke, go broke: why Irish Church’s liberal turn should be treated with caution

hot on the heels of the catholic church’s liberal drift in germany , it seems the catholic church in ireland – once the defining feature of ...
The Catholic Herald

Madonna statue that 'weeps tears of blood' is fake, declares Vatican

rome – a widespread and bizarre controversy in italy has finally come to an end after the vatican announced that a notorious marian statue t...
The Catholic Herald

Lurking in the shadows: The Beast of Bethulia Park

journalist simon caldwell’s debut novel the beast of bethulia park might just be the most believable thriller on our shelves this year. we f...
Georgia L. Gilholy

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