Hannah Brockhaus/CNA, Author at Catholic Herald

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Pope Francis consecrates Russia and Ukraine to Immaculate Heart of Mary

March 26, 2022

Pope Francis has consecrated Russia and Ukraine to the Immaculate Heart of Mary with a prayer asking for peace in the world. At the end of a penitential service in St Peter’s Basilica on March 25, the Pope carried out the act, saying: “Mother of God and our Mother, to your Immaculate Heart we solemnly

Russia’s Catholic bishops call on leaders to end conflict with Ukraine

February 25, 2022

The Catholic bishops’ conference of Russia has called on political leaders to end the conflict with Ukraine. In a Feb. 24 message, the Catholic bishops of five dioceses in Russia warned leaders “that they will have to give a strict account of the military actions they have taken.” “For the course of centuries to come depends

Italian court blocks referendum on assisted suicide because of risk to ‘weak and vulnerable’

February 17, 2022

Italy’s constitutional court has blocked a referendum to decriminalise physician-assisted suicide in the country, citing inadequate legal protections for the weak and vulnerable. The leadership of the Italian bishops’ conference welcomed the court’s decision. The court’s pronouncement “is a very specific invitation to never marginalise the commitment of society, as a whole, to offer the

Pope reorganises Congregation of Doctrine of the Faith amid Vatican internal reforms

February 14, 2022

Pope Francis has reorganized the internal structure of the Vatican’s doctrine office into two sections — the latest step in his ongoing reform of the Roman Curia. In a letter issued motu proprio (of his own accord) on Feb. 14, Pope Francis centralised the tasks of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith into

Look to St Joseph as a model of true courage, says Pope

December 30, 2021

St Joseph, who protected his family from the persecution of King Herod, teaches us how to respond to our difficulties with courage and to trust in God’s plan, Pope Francis said. During his weekly public audience, the pope spoke about the contrast between St. Joseph, who acted with courage in the face of hardship and

Vatican renews crackdown on Traditional Latin Mass

December 19, 2021

The Vatican has issued further strict guidelines on the celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass in response to questions about the motu proprio Traditionis custodes. The explanatory document, which bans confirmations and ordinations according to pre-Vatican II Roman Missals, was published on Saturday with Pope Francis’ approval, the Vatican’s liturgy office said. Traditionis custodes is

Vatican liturgy office issues guidelines for catechist ministry

December 13, 2021

The Vatican’s liturgy office on Monday issued a rite and guidelines for the institution of lay catechists in the dioceses of the Catholic Church. Pope Francis created the lay ministry of catechist in May with the release of the motu proprio Antiquum ministerium (“Ancient ministry”), which emphasized the importance of the role of the catechist in history and today

Ethics committee authorizes first assisted suicide in Italy

November 25, 2021

The Catholic Church in Italy said that life must be “protected and defended” after local health authorities in Italy gave the green light to the country’s first legally obtained assisted suicide. The ethics committee of the health service of the Italian city of Ancona ruled on Nov. 23 that a 43-year-old Italian man met the

Cardinal Becciu says he ‘favoured’ home diocese but denies scandal

November 16, 2021

Speaking at an event for a diocesan charity to which he is alleged to have illicitly given Vatican funds, Cardinal Angelo Becciu said on Sunday that he had “favoured” his diocese but questioned why it was considered “scandalous.” According to the local newspaper La Nuova Sardegna, during a Nov. 14 conference unveiling a new charitable initiative,

Who was Charles de Foucauld?

November 10, 2021

Vatican City, Nov 9, 2021 / 10:30 am The Vatican on Tuesday announced that the canonization of Bl. Charles de Foucauld and six others will take place in Rome on May 15, 2022. Who was Charles de Foucauld? De Foucauld, also known as Brother Charles of Jesus, was a soldier, explorer, Catholic revert, priest, hermit,

Pope Francis: Crisis in marriage is an ‘opportunity,’ not a ‘curse’

November 08, 2021

Pope Francis on Saturday praised the worldwide Christian marriage ministry Retrouvaille for giving spouses the opportunity to overcome crises in their relationship and grow as a couple. The pope met members of Retrouvaille at the Vatican Nov. 6. The lay-led ministry runs a Christian program to help struggling couples overcome difficulties and restore their marriage.

Early action could have stopped Vatican from losing cash in failed London deals, says Cardinal Pell

November 05, 2021

Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican’s former economy czar, has said that if his office had been able to intervene sooner, it could have saved some of the money lost in the Secretariat of State’s controversial London property deal. The Australian cardinal told the Italian newspapers La Stampa and Corriere della Sera in an interview published

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