Oscott Rector appointed new Bishop of Northampton
The Rector of Oscott seminary, Canon David Oakley, has been appointed the new Bishop of Northampton
Parishioners win Vatican appeal against church closure
St Michael and All Angels church in north Wales must remain open, the Vatican has ruled
Lib Dem candidate ‘deselected because of his Catholicism’ to sue party
Rob Flello called the party an ‘intolerant’ place ‘where Catholics are not welcome’
Catholics cannot ‘watch from the balcony’ in UK election, bishops warn
Catholics should ask candidates whether they understand the ‘immeasurable good of a child not yet born’, bishops said
Children abused for decades at ‘sadistic’ Catholic school, report finds
A ‘mafia-like’ atmosphere allowed priests to cover up sexual abuse at St Benedict’s School in Ealing, a report says
Polish bishops call for St John Paul II to be made Doctor of the Church
In a request issued on the late pope’s feast day, the bishops also called for him to be made Patron of Europe
Amazonian statues thrown into River Tiber
The man throws statues from the church of Santa Maria in Transpontina off the edge of Ponte Sant’Angelo
In pictures: Mass of Thanksgiving at London Oratory for Newman canonisation
Cardinal Vincent Nichols celebrated a Pontifical Mass of Thanksgiving for the canonisation of St John Henry Newman at the London Oratory on Thursday evening
