Catholic Church

Bishops intervene over Toulouse convicted rapist chancellor appointment

france’s bishops have intervened in a growing scandal over the appointment of a convicted rapist to a senior diocesan post in toulouse. on 1...
The Catholic Herald

Diocese of Charlotte backs secular school’s right to expel over sex education challenge

the diocese of charlotte has entered a high-profile legal dispute over a private school’s expulsion of pupils whose parents challenged its c...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican grants paid paternity leave in new family rights decree

on 11 august, the holy see published a rescript granting vatican city state employees expanded family rights, including paternity leave, spe...
The Catholic Herald

Murder probe in Diocese of Down and Connor after attack on parish priest

a man has been found dead in county down, northern ireland, in the diocese of down and connor. the incident is believed to be linked to a br...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV tells newly ordained 24-year-old priest to ‘never lose your joy’

pope leo has greeted spain’s youngest priest and his parents at the vatican. speaking to fr miguel tovar fernández, he advised the new cleri...
Thomas Edwards

EXCLUSIVE Bishop Strickland: on Pope Leo XIV, the Latin Mass and Archbishop Lefebvre

In an exclusive interview, Bishop Strickland speaks on papacy, liturgy, and doctrine.
Niwa Limbu

On playing advocatus diaboli: a reflection on Saint John Henry Newman

saint john henry newman is to be formally declared a doctor of the church — a distinction most fitting for one whose intellect, literary elo...
Niwa Limbu

Philippine parish closed after ‘grave act of sacrilege’

a historic catholic church in the southern philippines has been closed indefinitely after its holy water font was allegedly desecrated by a ...
Niwa Limbu

Cardinal Schönborn to represent Pope at Black Madonna chapel jubilee

pope leo xiv has turned to cardinal christoph schönborn, o.p., to represent him at major marian anniversaries in germany. on 9 august, the h...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Estanislao Karlic, influential Argentine prelate, dies aged 99

cardinal estanislao esteban karlic, a revered figure in the argentine catholic church and former archbishop of paraná, died on 8 august 2025...
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