Publication: Catholic Herald
Priest-Physician Says Vatican Wrong to Open Door to Euthanasia
The doctor who blew the whistle on abuses carried out under the notorious Liverpool Care Pathway (LCP) has warned Catholics that new guidance from the Vatican on end-of-life care is ...
Why Did It Take A Muslim To Persuade The Pope To Denounce The Disgusting Parody Of The Last Supper?
Whatever one makes of his aims or tactics, there’s no doubt Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is a formidable political operator. Over 20 years in power, he’s pioneered a populist ...
‘Theatre of Satan’: Cardinal Burke Condemns Last Supper Parody in Paris
Cardinal Raymond Burke has become one of the highest-ranking Catholic Church officials to address the “abominable mockery” during the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics when a parody of the ...
English Diocese Bans ‘Pride Month’ Celebrations in Catholic Schools – How About US Bishops?
The celebration of so-called homosexual “Pride month” is to be banned in every Catholic school in the Diocese of Nottingham under new guidance which also cracks down on the promotion ...
A Steadfast Bishop Unafraid to Challenge Consensus
In 2018 Bishop Joseph Strickland, who led the diocese of Tyler, in Texas, stuck his head above the parapet at a gathering of the United States Bishops’ Conference, 46 days ...
Papabili(ty): The Cardinals Who Have Seen Their Prospects in the Next Conclave Harmed and Improved by Recent Events
Stock markets are notoriously fickle, forever expanding or contracting on the basis of whatever new wind happens to blow. Let a coup occur in Bahrain, and the Dow may drop ...
New Evidence Shows Biden’s FBI Spied on Traditionalist U.S. Catholics from Coast to Coast – Crickets from the USCCB
The FBI mounted spying operations on traditionalist Catholic churchgoers across the whole of the United States, according to new evidence obtained by politicians. The Federal Bureau of Investigation was in ...
‘Tucho’ Opens Up On His Disastrous Doctrinal Declarations
The Vatican press conference to introduce Dignitas Infinita was that rare thing in the history of Vatican press conferences – it was interesting. Not thanks to the document itself, which was a ...
Cardinal Sarah Denounces ‘Atheistic’ Western Bishops Who Prefer the World to the Cross
Guinean Cardinal Robert Sarah has accused Western bishops of worldliness and of succumbing to the temptation of “practical atheism” as they lose faith in the teachings of the Catholic Church ...
New Scientific Evidence Debunks Claim that Turin Shroud is a European Forgery
New scientific tests conducted on the famous Shroud of Turin have revealed that the flax used to make the linen was grown in the Middle East. The results of isotope ...
Coptic Church Terminates Ecumenical Dialogue With Catholic Church Over Homosexual ‘Blessings’
One of the most influential Oriental Orthodox Churches has suspended theological dialogue with the Catholic Church and reaffirmed its opposition to “all forms of homosexual relationships,” in the latest blow ...
Italian Diocese Urges Catholics to join Muslims for Prayers and Meals in Ramadan
An Italian diocese is instructing its priests to participate in Islamic rituals, citing Pope Francis’ directives on interreligious dialogue. The Diocese of Bergamo issued a communiqué on Monday urging priests ...
Italian Catholics Reverting to Paganism
A startling number of lapsed Catholics in Italy are reverting to the deities of ancient Rome and turning to pagan seers, astrologers and psychics, attesting to a potentially catastrophic collapse ...
Cardinal Burke Announces Nine-Month Novena to Seek Our Lady’s ‘Intercession’
Cardinal Raymond Burke is embarking on a nine-month novena to the Virgin Mary to intercede “against the pressing crises of our age” – and he is calling on Catholics around ...
Catholic-Anglican ‘Dialogue’: The Meaningless Vacuity of Just Being ‘Nice’
The week of prayer for Christian unity has changed its character over the years. It used to be the ecclesiastical version of birdmen leaping off a beach pier contest; summed ...
Confusion Reigns As Pope Says New Blessings Are For Same-Sex Couples But Not Their Unions
Pope Francis has attempted to further clarify the Vatican document permitting non-liturgical blessing for couples in same sex or irregular relationships, saying the newly authorised practice is a pastoral gesture ...
You Will Know Them By Their Fruits (Or Lack Thereof)
German diocese under prominent bishop sees no annual ordinations for first time in 200 years. The diocese under the tenure of the president of the German bishops’ conference and its ...
Second Canadian Cardinal Named in Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
A Canadian cardinal and key ally of Pope Francis has been named in a class action sexual abuse lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Quebec, with the specific charge being that ...
Italians Bishops Revolt Against Francis By Promoting Sacked CDF Secretary
Italian bishops appear to have delivered a snub to Pope Francis by promoting a Vatican official who the Pope sacked months after the official authored a key document prohibiting liturgical ...
Why Priests Should Remain Unmarried and Celibate
There are many angles from which to analyse clerical celibacy today and the suggestions by some that it’s high time to end the practice. I would like to focus on ...
New Poll Finds Pope’s Unfavorable Rating At All-Time High
A new survey conducted this past December has found that while most American adults still have a favourable view of Pope Francis, the percentage that hold an unfavourable opinion of ...
