Sainthood Cause of John Bradburne given green light
The English Franciscan missionary was killed while caring for lepers in Africa
Government must take action to prevent persecution of Christians, report urges
Anti-Christian violence and intimidation is increasing worldwide, a government report warns
Christian persecution ‘near genocide levels’
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt blamed ‘political correctness’ for failure to tackle the problem
Widow accuses Vatican of betraying ‘victims’ of papal ally Maradiaga
The powerful Honduran cardinal has a ‘dark side’ that the Pope is concealing, claims the author of an explosive new book
Cardinal Müller describes critics of his Manifesto as ‘political strategists and theological ignoramuses’
The cardinal also said the motive for sexual abuse was not priestly celibacy but ‘unmastered sexual desire’
Pope Francis covered up for bishop who had gay porn on his phone, Vatican journalist says
Inés San Martin asked how we can believe there will be no more cover-ups when the Pope ‘covered up’ for a bishop ‘who had gay porn on his phone involving young people’
Robert Byrne appointed new Bishop of Hexham and Newcastle
Bishop Byrne was the first English Oratorian bishop for 140 years when he was appointed auxiliary of Birmingham in 2014
Catholics raise $36,000 scholarship fund for Nick Sandmann
Members of CatholicVote.org raised the money to ‘to send a message’ of support to Sandmann and his family
Vatican ‘knew Argentine bishop had taken naked selfies’, vicar general says
The Vatican received information in 2015 about Bishop Zanchetta, but Pope Francis appointed him to a senior position two years later
Iraq declares Christmas Day a public holiday
All citizens of the majority-Muslim nation will now celebrate the day to mark ‘the birth of Jesus Christ’
