Catholic News

Netanyahu issues statement after Israeli strike hits Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two

Israeli strike hits Gaza’s only Catholic church, killing two; Netanyahu expresses regret as investigation launched into military error.
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo issues statement following attack on Gaza Catholic church

in a telegram sent on behalf of pope leo by cardinal secretary of state pietro parolin, his holiness expressed deep sorrow for the loss of l...
The Catholic Herald

San Diego Pride opens with interfaith service in Episcopal cathedral

san diego’s annual pride celebration began with a multifaith prayer service held at st paul’s episcopal cathedral on tuesday evening, markin...
The Catholic Herald

405 men to be ordained in the USA in 2025

According to CARA, 405 U.S. men will be ordained in 2025, with 80% diocesan and 20% religious order ordinands.
The Catholic Herald

Coventry priest blames ‘entitled’ parishioners for departure in farewell poem

a priest has published a poem calling his parishioners "entitled" and blaming their "unlikeable" nature for his dwindling congregation. fath...
Melanie McDonagh

Gaza Catholic church attacked in Israeli raid

Israeli strike hits Gaza’s only Catholic church; priest injured, four seriously wounded, two women reportedly killed.
Thomas Edwards

INTERVIEW: Samantha Smith on grooming gangs, institutional failure and the price of silence

Samantha Smith exposes Britain’s grooming gang scandal, institutional failure and cultural denial, drawing on her personal experience of abuse.
Thomas Edwards

Abortions reach record high in Ireland

Abortions in the Republic of Ireland have reached a record high, government figures have revealed.
Simon Caldwell

Gunmen kill security guard and abduct 3 seminarians in Nigeria

Gunmen killed a security guard and abducted three seminarians in in the Catholic Diocese of Auchi in Nigeria’s Edo State on the night of 10 July.
The Catholic Herald

Plans in train to exhume holy remains of martyr St Thomas More

St Dunstan’s Church in Canterbury has revealed plans to exhume and preserve the remains of Catholic martyr Sir Thomas More.
The Catholic Herald