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Interview: Former Catholic Union chairman becomes Lord Mayor of Westminster
May 16, 2024
Councillor Robert Rigby was elected the new Right Worshipful Lord Mayor of Westminster following a vote at Full Council on May 15th. A practicing Catholic and former Catholic Union chairman, the new Lord Mayor is 63, and his wife Emiko will be the first ever Japanese Lady Mayoress. Cllr Rigby, who studied at Ampleforth College,
Controversial Chinese bishop to speak at Vatican conference
May 16, 2024
ROME – Next week a high-profile conference will be held marking the centenary of the Catholic Church’s first ever council in China, drawing a slew of experts and featuring prominent Vatican speakers, including Pope Francis. On May 21, a conference titled “100 years since the Concilium Sinense: Between history and present,” will be held at Rome’s
The profound religiosity of Franz Joseph Haydn
May 16, 2024
One of history’s greatest Catholic composers, Franz Joseph Haydn’s masses, oratorios and sacred instrumental works are so moving, energising and innovative that he transcended the mere category of musician. In 1785 the English newspaper Gazetteer & New Daily Advertiser called Haydn the “Shakespeare of music”, while an early biographer, Giuseppe Carpani, likened Haydn to Catholic
Why are some people so intolerant about children at Mass?
May 16, 2024
I have just stomped in from an otherwise lovely day celebrating our eldest child reaching double figures. Children being rather more sophisticated today than they were in the 1980s – when the local Happy Eater represented the acme of fine dining for a 10-year-old – my son had requested lunch at our provincial branch of
Hundreds gather in Parliament Square to protest against ‘abortion up to birth’ as vote looms
May 15, 2024
Multiple advocacy groups, charities and Christians gathered opposite the Houses of Parliament in London today to protest what could be the most significant change in UK abortion law since its legalisation in 1967. Amendments are to be voted on in Parliament over the course of 15 May, which may “threaten to remove remaining legal protections
Texas bishops publish new guidelines for use of wine at Mass in prisons
May 15, 2024
NEW YORK – In an effort to assist pastoral ministry staff, educate facility staff, and create better access to Mass for inmates, the Texas bishops have published new guidelines for the use of sacramental wine in state correctional institutions. The guidelines, published May 14 through the Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops, essentially reads as an
A disturbing amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill is a clear threat to the Seal of Confession
May 15, 2024
Parliamentarians can sometimes need watching carefully. The Criminal Justice Bill, where debate is due to start today, is a case in point. We have already pointed out some disturbing amendments proposed in the area of abortion. But there is more than that to worry about. A last-minute government amendment, published in the final few days
US commission condemns UK silent prayer arrest in abortion clinic ‘buffer zones’
May 15, 2024
A United States federal government commission has called out the arrest of a woman for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in the UK its annual international report.  The commission highlighted the case of Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, a Catholic pro-life campaigner, who was arrested twice for praying silently outside an abortion clinic in Birmingham last year.
Christians in Mozambique praying for peace as attacks grow ‘more severe’
May 15, 2024
YAOUNDÉ, Cameroon – Violence has escalated in recent days in Cabo Delgado in Mozambique, with the Director of the Denis Hurley Peace Institute of the Southern Africa Bishops’ Conference telling The Catholic Herald that attacks have become “more severe”. “The situation is deteriorating rapidly. Attacks are now in the south and north of Cabo Delgado. For the
‘Say no to abortion up to birth’: What’s at stake for the UK this 15 May
May 14, 2024
The whole pro-life movement is standing together to say “No to abortion up to birth” this Wednesday on 15 May. This is why you need to join us. It’s anyone’s guess how many more petitions we must sign, letters to our MPs we must write, emails we must send, and campaigns and rallies we need
US bishops urge Congress to address maternal health amid mortality rate surge
May 14, 2024
The three chairmen of the United States Conference of Catholics Bishops recently wrote to Congress to urge lawmakers to address the nation’s serious maternal health problems, with the bishops citing the country’s high maternal mortality rate. The American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology published research in March that found that maternal death rates in the United States
US presidential contender does U-turn on abortion up to birth
May 14, 2024
A prominent US presidential contender has performed a sudden U-turn on his support for abortion up to birth. Robert F. Kennedy Jr, an independent candidate who says he is a Catholic, has backtracked over his endorsement of abortions up to birth in the face of widespread criticism. A nephew of Democrat President John F. Kennedy
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