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Germany’s synodal way set to become a permanent structure

Despite setbacks and growing unease among the episcopacy, Germany’s synodal way has taken a step closer to becoming a permanent national structure
The Catholic Herald

Man jailed for selling assisted suicide chemicals online

Miles Cross was sentenced to 14 years in prison after supplying lethal substances through an online forum
The Catholic Herald

Rapper uses platform to speak out against abortion law

Aitch has criticised UK abortion law allowing abortion up to birth for babies diagnosed with Down’s syndrome
The Catholic Herald

Fake videos of Pope Leo target elderly Catholics

Fake AI-generated videos falsely presenting the teachings of Pope Leo XIV are proliferating on YouTube, with content appearing designed to deceive elderly Catholics and exploit their trust
Thomas Edwards

Superior General of the SSPX reveals further details on planned episcopal consecrations

An interview with Fr Davide Pagliarani, Superior General of the Society of Saint Pius X, has revealed further details about the Society’s planned episcopal consecrations
Niwa Limbu

Man chooses euthanasia due to lack of disability support

An Australian man with motor neurone disease says he is seeking euthanasia not because he wants to die, but because inadequate state care has left him with no other option
The Catholic Herald

Vatican summons SSPX superior after bishops consecration announcement

Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández will meet the SSPX superior in Rome after the Society announced plans to consecrate bishops without papal mandate
Niwa Limbu

Excommunicated nuns launch campaign to find a new convent

The excommunicated Poor Clares of Belorado have launched an online appeal seeking a new convent, as the former religious community attempts to establish an independent future outside the Catholic Church
Thomas Edwards

Evidence of 400 sex-selective abortions as Britain’s largest abortion provider claims practice not illegal

BPAS, responsible for more than one hundred thousand abortions a year, have claimed the practice is not illegal under the abortion act
The Catholic Herald

Ordinary of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham reacts to SSPX planned consecrations

Bishop David Waller urges caution and prayer for the Society of St Pius X
Niwa Limbu

Caravaggio's the taking of Christ: a masterpiece shaped by violence

Caravaggio’s The Taking of Christ is shaped by violence: in the life of its creator, in the brutal arrest it depicts, and in the turbulent Irish history through which the painting eventually came to light
Fr Gavan Jennings

Pope fills see vacant for 13 years

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Manuel Nin Güell as apostolic exarch of the Territorial Abbacy of Grottaferrata, filling a see that has been vacant since 2013
The Catholic Herald

‘Influencer priest’ announces his departure from the priesthood

One of Italy’s most prominent social media priests has announced that he is leaving the priesthood, following years of controversy over his online presence and commercial partnerships
Thomas Edwards

Pope Leo XIV reverses Francis-era Vatican housing policy

One of the most unpopular administrative measures of the previous pontificate is set to be reversed, with Pope Leo XIV moving to restore free or subsidised Vatican accommodation for senior curial officials
Niwa Limbu

Cardinal Cobo says Madrid has no authority over Valle de los Caídos

Cardinal José Cobo has acknowledged that the Archdiocese of Madrid has no jurisdiction over either the Benedictine community or the basilica at the Valle de los Caídos, amid controversy over the future of the site
The Catholic Herald

German Catholic parish plans to host “Harry Potter ecumenical service”

A German Catholic parish is facing criticism after planning to host a “Harry Potter ecumenical service” inside a consecrated church later this month
The Catholic Herald

SSPX to proceed with new episcopal consecrations this year

The Society of Saint Pius X has announced that its bishops will carry out new episcopal consecrations later this year, in a move likely to intensify tensions with Rome
Niwa Limbu

Double gas chamber suicide pod for couples, Dr Death’s latest invention

A pro-assisted suicide campaigner linked to more than 90 deaths in the UK has unveiled a new gas chamber pod designed to allow couples to die together
The Catholic Herald

Assisted suicide supporter admits “absolutely no hope” of Bill passing in the Lords

Lord Falconer has admitted that there is no prospect of the UK’s assisted suicide Bill becoming law this year
The Catholic Herald

Scotland’s first millennial saint

The cause for canonisation has been opened for Joe Wilson, a teenager from Carfin who died in 2011 and could become Scotland's first millennial saint
Thomas Edwards

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