Catholic Church

King leads royals in first royal Catholic funeral since the Reformation

The Duchess of Kent was laid to rest at Westminster Cathedral in a ceremony marking a historic shift in royal–Catholic relations
The Catholic Herald

Eamon Duffy reflects on Newman’s impending elevation

pope leo is soon to declare st john henry newman a doctor of the church: one of the great theologians whose writings have been formally reco...
Eamon Duffy

Duchess of Kent’s coffin placed in Westminster Cathedral Lady Chapel

The coffin of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, has been placed in the Lady Chapel of Westminster Cathedral ahead of her funeral on 16 September — the first royal Catholic Requiem Mass to be held in Britain since the Reformation.
The Catholic Herald

South Korea’s proposed World Youth Day law sparks national debate

a proposed special law to support the organisation of world youth day 2027 in seoul has sparked controversy in south korea amid claims it un...
The Catholic Herald

Bishop threatens resignation as Vatican ruling nears in Torreciudad dispute

a five-year dispute between the diocese of barbastro-monzón and opus dei over the torreciudad shrine escalated this week when bishop ángel p...
Niwa Limbu

King to attend Duchess of Kent’s Catholic funeral in historic first

The King will attend the Catholic Requiem Mass of the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral, marking the first time a reigning monarch has done so since the Reformation.
The Catholic Herald

Relic of St Carlo Acutis stolen from parish days after canonisation

a relic of st carlo acutis, the first millennial saint of the catholic church, has been stolen from a parish in western venezuela just days ...
The Catholic Herald

Nuns escape care home to return to their convent

three faithful nuns have fled their care home to return to the convent walls in a move that has been met with bewilderment by church officia...
Thomas Edwards

Exclusive: Cardinal Gambetti says we’re waiting on the Pope to decide on the Latin Mass

Cardinal Gambetti tells The Catholic Herald the future of the Latin Mass rests with the Pope, declining to comment personally.
Niwa Limbu

Spanish Poor Clares’ eviction postponed to 3 October after appeal

the eviction of the former poor clares from their monastery in belorado, northern spain, which had been scheduled for 12 september, has been...
The Catholic Herald