Catholic News

Eurostar launches gender-neutral uniform that enables male staff to wear a skirt

Eurostar described the collection as being 'interchangeable and made to fit all genders, body types, and personal styles, empowering staff to express their individuality'
The Catholic Herald

Archdiocese renews partnership with Girl Scouts after year-long split over gender policies

The agreement was reached after months of dialogue to find a way forward that respected the Catholic Church’s moral teaching and preserved the traditions of scouting
Niwa Limbu

Gang rape in churchyard ‘not linked’ to migrants, say police

A woman in her 30s was attacked by a group of men in the churchyard of St Mary’s in Banbury early on Sunday
The Catholic Herald

Senator Durbin rejects cardinal's award after outcry from US Church

The honour was to recognise the senator’s work on immigration reform and his support for migrants, causes that Cardinal Blase Cupich describes as urgently needed in today’s society
Niwa Limbu

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

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

Cardinal Chow denies persecution in Hong Kong, breaking with Zen

Cardinal Stephen Chow has rejected claims of religious persecution in Hong Kong, putting him at odds with his outspoken predecessor Cardinal Joseph Zen.
Niwa Limbu

Grandmother arrested under Scotland’s buffer zone law for holding a placard

A 75-year-old woman has been arrested for the second time under Scotland’s new buffer zone law after standing silently with a placard near a Glasgow hospital.
The Catholic Herald

Leader of Spain’s Vox party calls for another Reconquista to stop ‘Islamist invasion’

Santiago Abascal, who leads what has become Spain’s fastest growing political party, recalled the country’s centuries-long campaign to regain the country from Muslim rulers at a recent rally
The Catholic Herald