Catholic News

Swiss diocese says dog-host incident did not incur excommunication

The Diocese of Chur says three parishioners who gave consecrated hosts to their dogs acted improperly but did not incur the Church’s most severe canonical penalty
The Catholic Herald

The Church of England is confused

Sarah Mullally’s elevation invites renewed debate over whether the Church of England still shares in the religious inheritance of early English Christianity
Thomas Colsy

Irish bishop says parents still value Catholic education

Bishop Tom Deenihan said criticism of Catholic schools as places of indoctrination was ill-informed and false
The Catholic Herald

Bishop Fellay warns SSPX faithful over possible excommunication

Reports that Rome may follow the precedent of 1988 remain unconfirmed by any official Vatican statement
The Catholic Herald

Catholic bishop’s role at Anglican consecration prompts questions

Commentators questioned Catholic bishop’s presence during the laying on of hands at Anglican consecration
Thomas Colsy

EU says LGBT child-protection law breaches bloc’s values

A landmark ruling against Hungary’s 2021 child-protection law has sharpened the dispute between Brussels and Budapest over who defines Europe’s moral and legal limits
The Catholic Herald

Africa visit signals shift in tone and emphasis for Leo

Pope Leo XIV’s African journey highlights his pastoral energy, political candour and evolving approach to continuity with his predecessor
Michael Haynes

SSPX to announce names of new bishops in June

The SSPX is preparing to reveal the names of new bishops to be consecrated in July in a move likely to intensify debate over its future relations with the Holy See
Thomas Colsy

Ordinariate bishop denies report of Vatican liturgical directive

Conflicting accounts have emerged over reports that Vatican officials instructed Anglican Ordinariate clergy to concelebrate and abandon certain traditional ceremonial roles at solemn Mass
Thomas Colsy

Church halts Fr Walter Ciszek’s path to beatification

The formal process for the canonisation of Fr Walter Ciszek SJ has been stopped after lengthy review, though supporters say his spiritual legacy remains undiminished
The Catholic Herald