Catholic Church

No peace in our time

Lucien de Guise reviews ‘Encounters: Giacometti x Mona Hatoum’ at the Barbican, a timely and unsettling exhibition exploring fragility, violence, and the human form.
Lucien de Guise

British archbishop calls out UN over silence on Christian persecution

Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York, Archbishop Paul Gallagher accused world leaders of ignoring the plight of persecuted Christians, warning that over 360 million believers face violence or discrimination.
Thomas Edwards

Archbishop Longley appointed to Vatican dicastery role

the holy see has announced the appointment of archbishop bernard longley of birmingham as a consultor to the commission for religious relati...
Niwa Limbu

Pope to name Newman Doctor of the Church on All Saints’ Day

Pope Leo XIV will confer the title of Doctor of the Church on St John Henry Newman on 1 November, marking the first such declaration of his pontificate and affirming Newman’s lasting influence on Catholic theology and education.
The Catholic Herald

Traditional Latin Mass to cease at Brooklyn parish

The Diocese of Brooklyn has ordered the cessation of the Traditional Latin Mass at St Cecilia Church, ending one of New York’s best-known celebrations of the older rite.
The Catholic Herald

Priest handed bullet during Mass

A Catholic priest known for opposing organised crime was handed a bullet during Sunday Mass in Caivano, a Camorra-controlled town in southern Italy, prompting condemnation from Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni.
The Catholic Herald

Traditional Latin Mass offered at St Peter’s Basilica

A Solemn High Mass in the traditional Latin rite was celebrated at a main altar of St Peter’s Basilica on the Feast of St Michael, marking the first public use of the 1962 Missal in the basilica since restrictions were introduced in 2021.
Niwa Limbu

Vatican to welcome 27 Swiss Guard recruits in October

the pontifical swiss guard will welcome 27 new recruits in a ceremonial swearing-in at the apostolic palace on 4 october. the ceremony will ...
The Catholic Herald

Five dead in LDS shooting a day after president’s passing

Five people were killed at a Latter-day Saints church in Michigan, just a day after the death of LDS president Russell M. Nelson, in the second deadly Midwest church attack in a month.
The Catholic Herald

Pope appoints Campisi as Vatican envoy to UNESCO

pope leo xiv has appointed monsignor roberto campisi as the holy see’s permanent observer to unesco in paris. on 27 september it was announc...
The Catholic Herald