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The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.
Cardinal Becciu alleges new evidence proves misconduct in Vatican ‘trial of the century’
rome – the vatican’s “trial of the century”, which ended in december 2023 with guilty verdicts against italian cardinal angelo becciu and ei...
John L Allen
'God’s architect' moves closer to sainthood: Pope declares Antoni Gaudí Venerable
pope francis has declared 19th-century architect antoni gaudí, who designed the sagrada familia basilica in barcelona, venerable, a crucial ...
The Catholic Herald
Young men lead the way as adult baptisms in UK surge this Easter
thousands of people across the uk are to be received into the catholic church this easter, with dioceses across britain noting a marked incr...
Thomas Edwards
White House preparing 'extraordinary' programme of events to mark Holy Week
the white house is preparing for an "extraordinary" programme for holy week, with president trump taking part in a series of events to honou...
The Catholic Herald
Nigeria pledges to uphold religious freedom, but actions on the ground suggest otherwise
yaoundé, cameroon – on friday, the nigerian government assured the united states of its commitment to uphold freedom of religion and express...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Police ban outdoor Palm Sunday procession in India's capital
mumbai, india –the delhi police in india’s capital denied permission for the palm sunday “way of the cross” procession from st. mary’s churc...
Nirmala Carvalho
Jesuit General on Rupnik: ‘We’ve learned from our mistakes’
in a conversation with the press earlier this week, the venezuelan jesuit superior general, fr arturo sosa, acknowledged that his order had ...
Elise Allen
Trump's nominee for Holy See grilled on China-Vatican relations
president donald trump’s nominee to serve as vatican ambassador for the us responded to a range of important catholic-related questions duri...
The Catholic Herald
World’s tallest cross to remain at Franco monument in Spain
the 492-foot cross at spain's valle de los caidos – valley of the fallen – will remain standing despite the spanish government’s planned “re...
The Catholic Herald
Hallow prayer app cuts ties with Russell Brand after police charges
the popular prayer app hallow has announced that it has cut ties with russell brand following the british actor and comedian being charged w...
The Catholic Herald
Pope sends ambulances to Ukraine for Easter amid negotiation efforts
rome – pope francis is sending four ambulances to ukraine filled with medical supplies for easter, as the vatican attempts to engage both uk...
Elise Allen
Over 20,000 Christians massacred in South East Nigeria since 2015, report claims
yaoundé, cameroon – a new report says over 20,300 christians have been massacred in south east nigeria since 2015. according to the catholic...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
UK Catholic Medical Association calls for better palliative care, not assisted suicide
leicester, united kingdom – those who are facing death should be given adequate palliative care as opposed to being assisted in suicide, acc...
The Catholic Herald
US government expresses disappointment over conviction of UK woman for abortion buffer zone breach
the american government has expressed disappointment over the conviction of a british christian woman who held up a sign outside a bournemou...
Simon Caldwell
Italian Church involves police to stop illegal online sale of alleged Carlo Acutis relics
the church in italy has sought the help of the police in tackling the sale of purported relics of carlo acutis. hundreds of alleged relics h...
Thomas Edwards
Theodore McCarrick is dead, and his ghost haunts the Church
i remember the first time i heard about then-cardinal theodore mccarrick sharing a bed with young seminarians. it was 2002, and i was ...
Crux Staff
Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94
the disgraced former cardinal and archbishop of washington who spent decades moving in the highest circles of the catholic church before bei...
The Catholic Herald
Fátima shrine not altering its giant Rupnik mosaic
one of the world’s most popular sites of marian devotion has announced that it is not considering removing or altering its artworks by alleg...
The Catholic Herald
Church in Africa suffers from psychological, practical hurdles against reporting clerical abuse
a catholic priest and psychotherapist who provides protection and treatment for abused children has spoken out about sexual abuse in the chu...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
The biggest danger for the German Catholic Church isn't its abuse scandals
when it comes to the catholic church in germany, right now the headlines are focusing on chilling abuse scandals. two landmark trials, for e...
RobHyde
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