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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Psychiatrists turn against assisted suicide Bill ahead of Friday’s vote
the royal college of psychiatrists has finally spoken out against the bill to introduce assisted suicide into england and wales. their comme...
The Catholic Herald
UK Catholic Medical Association statement on assisted suicide Bill
the catholic medical association (cma) has issued a position statement on the the terminally ill adults (end of life) bill passing through t...
The Catholic Herald
Desecrations, threats and silence: anti-Christian violence grips France
this month france has been severely rattled by what some are calling christianophobie that has swept over the country. in the brittany city ...
Gavin Mortimer
Ampleforth monk and ex-housemaster tells court ‘sexual contact’ with pupil consensual
a monk who worked at the famous catholic public school in north yorkshire has appeared in court accused of sexually abusing two pupils. fath...
The Catholic Herald
TV star Chris Packham portrayed as St Francis to mark Earth Day
the popular tv presenter chris packham has been depicted as st francis of assisi in a portrait that is described as celebrating him as a “li...
The Catholic Herald
British ambassador: ‘the papacy just does soft power’
british ambassador to the holy see chris trott has voiced excitement over the recent election of pope leo xiv and has said he is looking for...
Elise Allen
Italy's crib makers in crisis as births continue to fall
in northern italy's once thriving industrial district for baby and child products there are now only two manufacturers that remain. it follo...
The Catholic Herald
Assisted suicide closer in Scotland after parliament backs bill in 'seismic vote'
a bill facilitating assisted suicide through the nhs in scotland has passed its first stage in the legislative process toward becoming law a...
The Catholic Herald
US bishops highlight pornography’s grip on a lonely, digital society
the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) has released a ten-year anniversary preface to its document on the harms of pornogr...
Thomas Edwards
Pope Leo calls for freedom of journalists who 'report truth'
rome – in a speech to members of the international media on monday, pope leo xiv called for a rhetoric of peace over words of anger or ideol...
Elise Allen
Viva il Papa! The view from St Peter's Square
vatican city. there was no room to kneel as the roman crowds used to in st peter’s square when a new pope gave his first blessing on the bal...
William Cash
African Church leaders hail election of Pope Leo as sign of hope for peace
yaoundé, cameroon – catholic leaders across africa are expressing excitement at the election of the first american as pope. far from being d...
Ngala Killian Chimtom
White smoke. New pope. World awaits
white smoke has been seen pouring from the chimney of the sistine chapel indicating that the 133 cardinal-electors have elected the man to l...
The Catholic Herald
Vatican nutritionist puts cardinals on stress-reduction menu for conclave
the menu for the cardinal-electors involved in the conclave to elect the next pope has been designed by a nutritionist to assist participant...
The Catholic Herald
'Fumata nera' again from conclave chimney
the signal of black smoke – fumata nera – indicating that the 133 cardinal-electors have failed to elect a new pope has come fro...
The Catholic Herald
Conclave notebook: a ringside seat for first day of smoke
under a darkening evening sky with seagulls and flashing drones swooping over the crowd crammed into st peter's square, the black smoke fina...
William Cash
Ballot burning times: when to watch for white smoke
on 7 may, a total of 133 cardinals – the highest number ever – entered the sistine chapel to begin the papal conclave, the secretive voting ...
The Catholic Herald
Relations with Israel at historic low as Holy See awaits new pope
as the cardinals of the catholic church gather in conclave for the election of a successor to pope francis, various issues facing the vatica...
Charles Collins
Cardinal Dolan slams NY assisted suicide bill that turns 'healers into killers'
new york’s cardinal has severely criticised a vote to allow assisted suicide across new york state, describing the proposed law as “a disast...
Simon Caldwell
US government warns Australia to stop censoring free speech
the united states government has warned australia to halt its crackdown on free speech following the election of a left wing government for ...
Simon Caldwell
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