Special Reports

Twenty-two missionaries murdered in 2021, reveals Vatican in annual report

twenty-two catholic missionaries were killed around the world in 2021, half of them in africa, according to a report released by the fides n...

Attacks on Christians in Europe soar by 70 per cent in a year amid rise in secularist and Islamist ideologies

attacks on christians and church property in europe has soared by 70 per cent in just one year, a new report has said. physical violence, ar...

French Catholic bishops announce ‘vast program of renewal’ after abuse report

rome newsroom, nov 8, 2021 / 08:00 am catholic bishops in france announced monday that they have agreed to “a vast program of renewal” of go...

Virginia youth leader arrested on sexual battery charges

washington, d.c. newsroom, nov 7, 2021 / 17:22 pm a child’s tip led police to arrest a catholic youth leader in mclean, virginia, on nine co...

Catholic Uyghur row librarian thrown from town hall for telling councillors:'You've all got blood on your hands'

a catholic woman was thrown out of a council meeting after she accused local politicians of having blood on their hands over a multi-million...

Abuse survivor receives payout after she was 're-traumatised' by slurs in complaints process

a woman abused by a priest as a teenager has become the first person to receive a pay-out over treatment she received from the church follow...

Alta Fixsler dies in hospice

alta fixsler, the two-year-old girl whose parents fought to keep on life support, died on 18th october after her life support was withdrawn....

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Last rites should be recognised as 'emergency service', says Bishop after priest barred access to Sir David Amess

a catholic bishop has called for greater recognition of the last rites as an “emergency service” in the wake of the brutal murder of sir dav...

Spanish bishop reportedly living with erotic novel author

solsona, spain, sep 8, 2021 / 17:01 pm it has been widely reported that bishop xavier novell gomà, who resigned as bishop of solsona last mo...

Catholic Herald September Issue

leaders vatican trials is vaccination a moral responsibility? leading the next generation of catholics diary – bevis hillier columns standin...

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