Catholic News

Bid to overturn US same-sex marriage ruling heads to Supreme Court

on 26 june 2015, the us supreme court ruled in obergefell v hodges that the fourteenth amendment required states to license and recognise sa...
The Catholic Herald

Bishop of Syracuse becomes parish priest for three churches amid priest shortage

on 1 august, bishop douglas j. lucia, 62, of syracuse took up the pastorate of three churches in baldwinsville, new york — st augustine’s, s...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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

Firefighters save Córdoba Cathedral from major damage

a night-time fire broke out at the córdoba cathedral in southern spain on 8 august. the incident prompted a rapid response that prevented ma...
The Catholic Herald

Church wins access to Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ detention centre

Archdiocese of Miami holds first Mass at Florida’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’.
The Catholic Herald

The greatest love of all: meaning, sacrifice & our declining birth rate

UK birth rate collapse reminds us of Christ’s call to sacrificial love
Daniel Turner

Planned Parenthood to close in Louisiana by end of September

The biggest abortion provider in the United States is withdrawing from the southern state after more than 40 years there
Niwa Limbu