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Cardinal Fernández battles to fix rift with Copts over gay blessings document

rome – the vatican’s doctrinal chief has held talks with the coptic leader to heal the rift caused by rome's decision to provide non-liturgi...
The Catholic Herald

The Acts of the Spirit: A dramatic sequel to the Gospels, with St Stephen to the fore

throughout the easter season we read large chunks of the acts of the apostles, and this month we celebrate two of the events related therein...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Two Catholic priests kidnapped in Nigeria within a week

yaoundé, cameroon – two catholic priests have been abducted in nigeria within a week, underscoring the ongoing persecution faced by christia...
Ngala Chimtom

Use of AI in weaponry and war demands great care over 'accountability gap'

in his address to the 1978 united nations general assembly, pope john paul ii emphasised that “research and technology must always be at the...
BishopDeclanLang

Canadian cardinal close to Pope free of wrongdoing, finds Canonical inquiry

rome – after an anonymous allegation arose against close papal aide cardinal gérald c. lacroix of québec earlier this year, a preliminary ca...
Elise Allen

Fourth priest kidnapped in Nigeria in just five months

extremists have captured another catholic priest in nigeria, bringing the number of clerics kidnapped in the country this year to four. the ...
Amy Balog

Priest plunges school into darkness to save children from marauding gunmen

the quick thinking of a headteacher helped save the lives of sleeping students after armed extremists stormed a secondary school in nigeria’...
Amy Balog

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati closer to canonisation, reports cardinal

blessed pier giorgio frassati could be declared a saint during the catholic church’s 2025 jubilee year, according to the head of the vatican...
The Catholic Herald

We should not waste our time on the fleeting love of the world

god has blessed humanity with an unparalleled gift: his saving power, his love. he expressed love first by creating the world and then by cr...
Deacon Hector Ortiz

Catholic education in Ireland: Is it a choice between divestment or falling off a cliff?

catholic education in ireland risks falling off a demographic cliff with the numbers of teachers in catholic schools professing adherence to...
Dualta Roughneen