Luke Coppen, Author at Catholic Herald

Luke Coppen

July 29, 2019

Archbishop William Lori has said he was saddened “to see Baltimore severely denigrated by President Trump”. A priest was attacked by three men in the Polish city of Szczecin on Sunday. Venezuela is “a failed state”, Cardinal Cardinal Baltazar Enrique Porras Cardozo has declared. John W O’Malley asks whether ecumenical councils have changed Church teaching.

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/07/19

July 28, 2019

The Our Father is “the synthesis of every prayer”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). Cardinal Philippe Ouédraogo has been elected president of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of African and Madagascar (SECAM). Vietnamese bishops have warned Catholics about a false Marian devotion. Don’t expect a quiet August at the Vatican,

Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/07/19

July 25, 2019

Only half of US Catholics understand Church teaching on the Eucharist, according to a new Pew Research Center study. The Cause of Boys Town founder Edward Flanagan has taken a step forward. Fr Benedict Kiely witnesses the “remarkable resurrection of the Albanian Church”. Cyprien Viet profiles the world’s first contemplative community to welcome people with

Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/07/19

July 25, 2019

The Chinese Patriotic Catholic Association has insisted that China “conscientiously implements” religious freedom. Mexico’s immigration policy is violating migrants’ dignity, the country’s bishops have said. Authorities in Australia have removed a mural depicting Cardinal Pell with a demon. Uganda’s parliament has approved a motion paying tribute to St Paul VI. Jeanette Flood says the Catholic response

Morning Catholic must-reads: 24/07/19

July 24, 2019

The Administration of the Patrimony of the Holy See (APSA) “spent €100 million to purchase a prestigious London property” in 2015, reports Edward Pentin. President Volodymyr Zelensky has issued a decree dismissing Ukraine’s ambassador to the Holy See. Outspoken Nicaraguan Bishop Silvio José Báez explains how he harnesses social media (Mary Beth Sheridan). Dean Dettloff

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/07/19

July 22, 2019

Benedict XVI asked the future Pope Francis to be Vatican Secretary of State, an Argentine priest has claimed. A cathedral has reopened in the Philippines six months after a terror attack. Poland’s bishops have condemned violence against gay rights marchers in Białystok. Joshua McElwee says the Pope has “a rare opportunity to revamp the leadership”

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/07/19

July 21, 2019

Listening to Jesus helps you to “carry out well the tasks that life assigns to you”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). Germany’s Catholic Church lost 216,078 members in 2018. Priests in Kerala have called off a protest against Cardinal George Alencherry. Herdsmen have attacked a priest in Nigeria. Anthony Esolen

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/07/19

July 19, 2019

The Vatican has denied interfering in the debate over General Franco’s tomb. Priests have gone on hunger strike in protest against Cardinal George Alencherry. A priest and a nun will stand trial for murder in Kerala on August 5. The relationship between the United States and the Holy See is “strong and solid”, Vatican Archbishop

Morning Catholic must-reads: 17/07/19

July 17, 2019

California’s Crystal Cathedral will be dedicated as Christ Cathedral today. Rome authorities are cracking down on “skip-the-line vendors” outside the Vatican Museums. Hopes for a patriarchate for Ukrainian Greek Catholics are rising, Archbishop Sviatoslav Shevchuk has said. George Demacopoulos says that the Pope’s decision to give relics of St Peter to the Ecumenical Patriarchate is

Morning Catholic must-reads: 18/07/19

July 17, 2019

Patriarch Louis Sako has said he fears that “another edition of ISIS” will appear in Iraq. Notre-Dame was close to collapsing during April’s fire, reports the New York Times. Ucanews.com reports that opposition to new Vatican guidelines for clergy is growing among Chinese Catholics. George Weigel asks what we really know about the attempted assassination

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/07/19

July 15, 2019

A woman has pushed the celebrated Brazilian priest Fr Marcelo Rossi off a stage during Mass. Priests in Ernakulam-Angamaly Archdiocese have refused to read out a letter from Cardinal George Alencherry. Church leaders have criticised the Indian government’s decision to introduce the death penalty for child abusers. Fr Allen Figueroa Deck argues that a “vocal

Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/07/19

July 14, 2019

We are true disciples when we show “mercy towards a human life in need”, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). The Vatican has discovered two sets of bones “covered by a manhole” as it investigates the Emanuela Orlandi mystery. The SSPX is planning to build its biggest ever church. Tim Stanley

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