Luke Coppen, Author at Catholic Herald

Luke Coppen

January 24, 2019

Pope Francis is likely to visit Japan in November. The Church is looking forward to a “springtime of young people”, the Archbishop of Panama has said at the opening Mass of World Youth Day. The German Church should abolish the church tax and “become a poorer Church”, a bishop has said. Thirteen people have died

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/01/19

January 23, 2019

The Vatican has insisted that it received no accusations of sexual abuse against Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta until a few months ago (Edward Pentin). The scandal-hit Sodalitium Christianae Vitae has elected a new leader. Officials in China’s Henan Province are reportedly forcing believers to replace religious imagery with images of Chairman Mao and Xi Jinping.

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/01/19

January 22, 2019

”Over half a million” people are expected to attend the closing Mass of World Youth Day on Sunday. Pilgrims arriving in Panama by land from Costa Rica are facing five-hour delays at the border. An accused priest is still serving at the Congregation of the Doctrine of the Faith, according to the National Catholic Reporter.

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/01/19

January 21, 2019

“Today I have two pains in my heart,” Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). The Pope has launched a new app enabling Catholics around the world to share prayer intentions. The Vatican received reports of “obscene” behaviour by Argentine Bishop Gustavo Zanchetta in 2015, reports AP. The Permanent Synod of the

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/01/19

January 18, 2019

Critics of Pope Francis want his pontificate “to end as soon as possible”, Cardinal Walter Kasper has said. The Vatican has released an online guide to fighting human trafficking. The Italian bishops will unveil their new safeguarding guidelines in May. Rina Chandran reports on the demolition of Catholic property in Vietnam. Helen Alvaré explains what

Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/01/19

January 17, 2019

Cardinal Donald Wuerl will not celebrate the annual Mass for Life in Washington, DC, tomorrow. The Syro-Malabar Catholic Church is preparing to take legal action to combat “wrong and malicious news” about its bishops. A Croatian bishop has accidentally shot a man during a hunt. Cardinal Vincent Nichols has preached at a Mass welcoming gay

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/01/19

January 16, 2019

Pope Francis has praised the Pontifical Academy for Life for its 25-year struggle against the “extremely grave evils” of abortion and euthanasia (full text). Vatican magazine editor Lucetta Scaraffia has suggested that women remain “nonexistent and invisible” to the hierarchy. Women served as deacons for a millennium in both ministerial and sacramental roles, two members

Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/01/19

January 15, 2019

Bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have urged the UN Security Council to pressure the nation’s electoral commission to publish voting data. Chilean bishops’ have briefed Pope Francis on their efforts to tackle the abuse crisis. The Holy See has been named as a defendant in a new lawsuit in Guam. Marc Santora

Morning Catholic must-reads: 14/01/19

January 14, 2019

At his Baptism, Jesus “manifests the logic and meaning of His mission”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). Pope Francis urged parents not to fight in front of their children as he baptised 27 babies on Sunday (full text, full video). Archbishop Filipe Neri Ferrão of Goa and Daman has been

Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/01/19

January 11, 2019

Cardinal Donald Wuerl was informed of an abuse allegation against Theodore McCarrick in 2004, reports the Catholic News Agency. Expectations for February’s safeguarding summit are “excessive”, the Vatican’s Andrea Tornielli has said (George Weigel). Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has denied reports that he submitted his resignation to Pope Francis five years early. Peter Steinfels

Morning Catholic must-reads: 10/01/19

January 10, 2019

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January 09, 2019

Oxford University has rejected a petition calling for the removal of Catholic professor John Finnis. Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill has said that the Antichrist will be “at the head of the worldwide web, controlling all of humankind”. The papal visit to the United Arab Emirates will be a “momentous milestone in the region”, a minister

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