Simon Caldwell, Author at Catholic Herald

Simon Caldwell

Vatican’s new doctrine chief Archbishop Fernández wrote book advising couples to kiss during sex

July 03, 2023

The new head of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith is an Argentine archbishop who wrote a book advising couples to kiss during sexual intercourse if they wanted to stop their relationships from growing cold. Pope Francis announced on Saturday that Archbishop Víctor Manuel Fernández, 60, his longtime personal theologian and ghostwriter, is

Pill increases risk of depression in teenage girls by 130 per cent, say researchers

June 30, 2023

Use of the contraceptive Pill increases the risk of depression in women by up to 130 per cent, according to new researcher. A study in the Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, journal published by Cambridge University Press, also found that the risk of developing a permanent problem with depression was highest among women who used the

Pope recognises ‘heroic virtues’ of Sister Lucia dos Santos, putting Fatima visionary a step closer to sainthood

June 23, 2023

Pope Francis has advanced the cause for the canonisation of the last of the children who saw the Blessed Virgin Mary at Fatima, Portugal, putting her a step closer to sainthood. The Pontiff declared as “Venerable” Carmelite Sister Lucia de Jesus Rosa dos Santos (pictured left), the eldest of the three children who witnessed the

Abortions in England and Wales on course for record high, government figures reveal

June 22, 2023

Government figures have indicated that a record numbers of abortions took place in England and Wales last year. Statistics released by the Department of Health and Social Care show that 123,219 abortions for residents of England and Wales took place in the six months between January 1 and June 30 2022. The figure is 17,731

Synod working document envisages creation of radically inclusive Catholic Church

June 21, 2023

The Catholic Church must take concrete steps to promote women to decision-making positions and to strive for the “radical inclusion” of people who identify themselves by their sexual preferences or assumed gender, according to the blueprint for the forthcoming “Synod on Synodality”. The Instrumentum Laboris, or working document, was published by the Vatican ahead of

Annual ‘Day for Life’ focuses on post-abortion trauma in women

June 18, 2023

The reflections of a woman who regretted her abortion today forms the key message of the 2023 “Day for Life” of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. The bishops said the message is unique because it is the first time they have given over the annual Day for Life “to a Catholic woman who

First Welsh former Anglican bishop joins Ordinariate

June 15, 2023

A Welsh former Anglican bishop has announced his decision to be received into the Catholic Church. The Rt Rev. Richard Pain, who retired as Bishop of Monmouth in 2019, will become the sixth Anglican bishop in the UK to cross the Tiber in the last four years, but the first from Wales. He will be

Judge jails mother for killing unborn child at eight months’ gestation

June 13, 2023

A judge has jailed a mother for two years after she took abortion pills to kill her unborn baby at eight months’ gestation. Carla Foster, 44, took the abortion-inducing drugs sent to her in the post when she was between 32 and 34 weeks pregnant. The upper time limit for abortion in the UK is

Nigerian priest shot dead during pastoral duties

June 13, 2023

A Nigerian priest has been shot dead in Benin City just a year into his ministry, his bishop has confirmed. Archbishop Augustine Obiora Akubeze of Benin announced that Fr Charles Onomhoale Igechi was murdered during the course of his pastoral duties two months before the first anniversary of his priestly ordination. He said: “With great

Hexham and Newcastle bishop showed poor leadership and put children at risk, report finds

June 12, 2023

The Catholic Church’s child protection agency has severely criticised the former Bishop of Hexham for putting children at risk by promoting a priest who had “displayed a clear pattern of grooming behaviour over the years”. Bishop Robert Byrne, who resigned in December after just three years and almost a decade before his retirement age, was

France honours Catholic ‘backpack hero’ who fought off knife attacker

June 12, 2023

France is honouring a Catholic backpacker as a “hero” after he fought off a man attacking children with a knife in a playground. The frenzy of stabbings in the lakeside park in the Alpine town of Annecy left four children aged between 22 months and three years – including a British girl called “Ettie” –

Pope Francis admitted to hospital for surgery to fix hernia

June 07, 2023

Pope Francis was admitted to hospital for surgery to correct a hernia, and is now recovering. The Argentine Pontiff was put under a general anaesthetic for the operation and will remain in hospital for several days, according to the Vatican. He will not return to active ministry until at least June 18. At the end

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