Catholic News

Nigerian bishop warns Church is losing ‘moral authority’ in Europe

“I think what eroded the moral authority of the Church was the warm romance and embrace of secular power,” said Bishop Kukah
Michael Haynes

Twelve Polish pilgrims returning from Medjugorje die in bus crash

Polish and Hungarian bishops have offered prayers and condolences after a bus carrying pilgrims returning from Medjugorje crashed in Hungary, killing 12 people
Corrie Douglas-Young

St Bernadette relics to return to United States for nationwide tour

Organisers hope the tour will allow Catholics across the United States to encounter the relics of St Bernadette, following a successful 2022 visit
Christine Rousselle

Baptisms in Ireland fall by 30 per cent in 10 years, study finds

A study by the Iona Institute attributes the decline to falling birth rates and growing secularism, while finding evidence that cultural Catholicism remains strong
Corrie Douglas-Young

San Antonio archbishop announces laicization of priest found guilty of schism

Archbishop Gustavo García-Siller said John Mary Foster had rejected the authority of the Pope and urged Catholics not to attend Masses associated with him
Christine Rousselle

Australian bishop found guilty of abusing young men

Bishop Christopher Saunders was convicted of numerous counts of indecent assault and abuse by an Australian court on August 13
Michael Haynes

German bishop: Lay preaching already ‘common practice’ in diocese

A German bishop has stated that while he accepts the Holy See’s ban on lay preaching, the custom is “common practice” in his diocese, and thus he will not sanction it.
Michael Haynes

Requiem Mass for Ann Widdecombe to be held at Buckfast Abbey

The Requiem Mass of Ann Widdecombe will take place on August 12 at Buckfast Abbey in a private gathering of friends and family
Corrie Douglas-Young

The Week in Review: Ceuta, traditional Mass, church attacks and more

Pope Leo XIV responds to the migrant influx in Ceuta, Cardinal Sarah calls for a return to the traditional Mass, and churches face renewed attacks in France
The Catholic Herald

Liturgy wars, Amnesty targets Christians and Talarico's blasphemy

David Hahn on Rome's liturgy war, the Vatican's concession to China, a politician's blasphemous theology and Amnesty's attack on the Catholic Herald
The Catholic Herald