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

Eduard Habsburg: Silence of the Latin Mass offers antidote to modern distraction

Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen has described the Traditional Latin Mass as a rare refuge of silence in an age of constant distraction during an interview with Michael Knowles
Christine Rousselle

Fire severely damages historic Leicester Anglican church

An overnight fire has left the roof of a historic Church of England church in Leicester severely damaged as investigators seek to establish the cause
Corrie Douglas-Young

France’s bishops urge Catholics to welcome wildfire evacuees

With hundreds of thousands displaced by devastating wildfires, the bishops of France have encouraged churches and parish halls to become places of welcome and relief
Corrie Douglas-Young

Wisconsin priest criticised after describing Latin Mass as ‘a step backward’

Fr Paul Fliss characterised the Traditional Latin Mass as an accommodation for those not yet ready to embrace the Church’s liturgical reforms and discouraged attendance
Christine Rousselle

Santa Fe archbishop urges support for proposed Albuquerque mosque

Archbishop John Wester has defended plans for a new mosque and community centre in Albuquerque, saying Catholics should reject anti-Muslim hostility and uphold religious liberty
Christine Rousselle

Trump praises Blessed Stanley Rother's legacy on 45th anniversary of his martyrdom

The White House commemorated the martyrdom of Blessed Stanley Rother, describing his life of missionary service as a testament to America's tradition of religious freedom
Christine Rousselle

Marian statue and altar in Medjugorje desecrated

Police are investigating after a statue of Our Lady and an outdoor altar at the Medjugorje shrine were desecrated days before the annual Youth Festival
Corrie Douglas-Young

Macron pays tribute to priest martyred by Islamic State

Macron has paid tribute to Fr Jacques Hamel, whose killing in 2016 prompted widespread calls for his canonisation
Corrie Douglas-Young

Finnish MP appeals church booklet hate speech conviction

Finnish MP Päivi Räsänen has appealed to the European Court of Human Rights after her conviction for hate speech over a church booklet
Corrie Douglas-Young

Catholic college plans to transform former Masonic temple into shrine and cultural centre

The ambitious project would transform a former Masonic temple into a centre for Catholic worship, education and culture in downtown Steubenville
Christine Rousselle

DHS revokes citizenship of Capuchin friar and former priest

A Capuchin friar convicted of child sexual abuse and a former priest jailed for fraud and sexual offences are among 10 people stripped of their U.S. citizenship after officials said they concealed crimes committed before becoming citizens
Christine Rousselle

Cardinal Varela: Church cannot compromise on sacramental authority

Cardinal Varela says the Church cannot concede on sacramental questions as debate over the German Synodal Way continues
Corrie Douglas-Young

Pope prays for France and Spain amid devastating wildfires

As wildfires continue to spread across France and Spain, Pope Leo XIV has expressed his closeness to those affected and praised the efforts of emergency responders
Corrie Douglas-Young

Bishop Davies: Be resolute in defending human life

The Bishop of Shrewsbury has called on Catholics to be “resolute” in defending the sanctity of human life as Parliament prepares to debate a new assisted suicide Bill
Corrie Douglas-Young

Archbishop: Survivors come before rebuilding churches in Venezuela

Archbishop Raúl Biord says accompanying survivors must come before rebuilding dozens of churches damaged by Venezuela’s devastating earthquake
Nathalie Raffray

Schoolboy rows 500 km for persecuted Christians

A 14-year-old pupil is taking on a 500 km challenge to raise awareness of Aid to the Church in Need’s work supporting persecuted Christians
Nathalie Raffray

Australia’s Labor Party backs telehealth euthanasia consultations

The Australian Labor Party has adopted new policy supporting telehealth consultations for voluntary assisted dying, prompting criticism from pro-life campaigners
The Catholic Herald

Catholic parish pays off lunch debt across Maryland school district

Parishioners at St Katharine Drexel Parish donated nearly US$12,000 to clear school meal debt across one of Maryland's largest public school districts
Christine Rousselle

New Bill would establish nationwide right to IVF in the US

The proposed Right to IVF Act would guarantee access to assisted reproductive technologies across the United States and require broad insurance coverage if enacted
Christine Rousselle

Third of French monasteries close, traditional communities defy trend

A new study finds that about one third of French monasteries with contemplative orders have closed since 2007, while communities celebrating the liturgy exclusively in Latin have avoided the trend
Corrie Douglas-Young

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