Catholic News

Assisted suicide Communion row: why the state cannot dictate the sacraments

relations between the catholic church and the british state have always been slightly delicate. unfortunately, last week they suffered a wor...
Prof Andrew Tettenborn

39-year-old charged after Crucifix set alight and 40 headstones smashed in Scotland

a 39-year-old man has been charged after a wooden crucifix was set alight and around forty headstones were vandalised overnight at st conval...
The Catholic Herald

US gives most to Peter’s Pence in 2024; Ireland gives most per head

the united states was the largest contributor to the vatican’s peter’s pence collection in 2024, while ireland gave the most per catholic am...
The Catholic Herald

MP denied Communion after backing assisted suicide bill

a priest has refused holy communion to liberal democrat mp chris coghlan over his vote in favour of the uk’s assisted suicide bill on 20 jun...
The Catholic Herald

Binding the wounds of war

this year marks the 80th anniversary of the end of the second world war. victory in europe and japan occurred within months of the 80th anni...
Ken Craycraft

Is this the Killing Parliament?

in the decades to come, when the history of our times is being written, one wonders how this government will come to be seen. it deserves to...
Simon Caldwell

Pakistani Catholic freed from death row 23 years after blasphemy conviction

the pakistan supreme court has ordered the acquittal of an elderly christian on death row for 23 years on a blasphemy conviction. his lawyer...
Nirmala Carvalho

Pope Leo: violence raging in Christian East with 'a diabolical intensity' that shames mankind

pope leo xiv has warned that violence against christians in the east is raging “with a diabolical intensity” of the likes not seen before. h...
Charles Collins

Drugs are an ‘invisible prison', says Pope: governments must target pushers, not victims

pope leo xiv has said that drugs and addiction are an “invisible prison” for their victims, while urging governments to do more to "dismantl...
Charles Collins

UN report calls on governments to prohibit ‘gender transition’ for children

a new report from the united nations' special rapporteur on violence against women and girls warns that countries are failing to addres...
The Catholic Herald