Catholic News

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

Top German football club accused of censuring Christian footballer after Charlie Kirk tribute

Felix Nmecha of Borussia Dortmund was reportedly told to seek approval for future religious or political posts, reigniting debate over free expression in sports
Tom Colsy

Nalini Jones's first novel beautifully evokes Bombay city's Catholic enclave

Reading novels like this one can be an exercise in spiritual development
Nick Ripatrazone

Claudia Cardinale, ‘wild’ convent schoolgirl and ‘most beautiful women in the world’, dies at 87

Sent to school at the convent of Saint Joseph de l’Apparition, she went on to become the most important Italian film actress to emerge in the Swinging Sixties
The Catholic Herald

Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused of misconduct

pope leo xiv today accepted the resignation of bishop ciro quispe lópez, 51, from the territorial prelature of juli in southern peru. the of...
Niwa Limbu

Man who tried to stab Quran burner outside consulate spared jail

a man who attempted to stab someone outside the turkish consulate in london has been spared jail. moussa kadri, 59, confronted hamit coskun ...
The Catholic Herald

Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham: Thousands join Westminster pilgrimage to shrine

on saturday 20 september, more than two thousand pilgrims from parishes across the diocese of westminster gathered at the shrine of our lady...
Niwa Limbu

US study links traditional Catholic practices to stronger belief among American Catholics

A new study has found that American Catholics who practise traditional forms of worship are significantly more likely to believe in the Real Presence of the Eucharist.
The Catholic Herald