Luke Coppen, Author at Catholic Herald

Luke Coppen

December 06, 2018

Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson has won an appeal against a landmark conviction for failing to report abuse allegations. Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has suggested that people should “kill” bishops critical of his government. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle urges the world’s governments to back a global compact on migration. Inés San Martín speaks to the bishop

Morning Catholic must-reads: 05/12/18

December 05, 2018

The world is facing “a challenge of civilisation”, Cardinal Pietro Parolin has told the UN Climate Change Conference in Poland. Cardinal Luis Antonio Tagle has visited Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh. Archbishop Diarmuid Martin is unlikely to be invited to February’s abuse summit in Rome, reports the Irish Catholic. An Irish politician has disclosed the total

Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/12/18

December 04, 2018

Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has insisted that reports that he “defrauded” his brother are “unfounded”. India’s National Commission for Women has accused the Church of “glorifying” a bishop accused of raping a nun. The European Union has given “a considerable boost” to the Vatican’s financial system. Andrea Gagliarducci suggests that rising costs are driving curial

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/12/18

December 03, 2018

Pope Francis lit a candle for children in war-torn Syria at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). Chinese Catholics are continuing to pray outside a pilgrimage site shut down by the authorities. Three of Cardinal DiNardo’s computers were reportedly seized in last week’s police search of his chancery. Ghana’s bishops have urged youngsters not to

Morning Catholic must-reads: 30/11/18

November 30, 2018

The bishops’ conference of the Philippines has defended a bishop accused of ties to illegal drugs by President Rodrigo Duterte. Almost all members of a French order of nuns have chosen to renounce their vows rather than live under a Vatican commissioner. The synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate has approved a draft constitutional charter for

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/11/18

November 29, 2018

The synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate is expected to make a major announcement on the creation of an independent Ukrainian Orthodox Church today. The Archdiocese of Mumbai has denied accusations that Cardinal Oswald Gracias covered up abuse. Australian Archbishop Philip Wilson has appealed against his conviction for failing to report abuse. Archbishop Georg Gänswein has

Morning Catholic must-reads: 28/11/18

November 28, 2018

Catholics should engage in dialogue with Jews rather than seek to convert them, Benedict XVI has said. A Vatican official has called for a ban on “killer robots”. Human rights activist Chen Guangcheng has called the Holy See-China deal “a slap in the face to millions of Catholics”. Russian Orthodox Metropolitan Hilarion has met Kim

Morning Catholic must-reads: 27/11/18

November 27, 2018

There is “great confusion in the Church” because the relationship between doctrine and “pastoral care for people in difficult situations is not clear”, Cardinal Gerhard Müller has said. Consumerism is “a psychiatric illness”, Pope Francis said at morning Mass yesterday. A centuries-old painting by a Japanese Christian has been discovered outside Tokyo. The Pope has

Morning Catholic must-reads: 26/11/18

November 26, 2018

History will conclude with Christ’s eternal reign, Pope Francis said at yesterday’s Angelus (full text, full video). Bishop Robert Morlino of Madison, Wisconsin, has died aged 71 (Rocco Palmo). Croatia should open its archives to shed light on the case of Blessed Alojzije Stepinac, Cardinal Josip Bozanić has said. Choral music is “a true instrument

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/11/18

November 23, 2018

The Holy See’s request that the US bishops not vote on abuse-related measures was “disappointing”, Cardinal Blase Cupich has said. Human bones found in the apostolic nunciature to Italy are reportedly more than a century old. A new study has found that 53 per cent of Belgians identify as Catholic and 9 per cent are

Morning Catholic must-reads: 22/11/18

November 22, 2018

US bishops’ conference president Cardinal Daniel DiNardo has denied claims that he allowed two “credibly accused” priests to remain in active ministry. Cardinal Charles Bo has been elected president of the Federation of Asian Bishops’ Conferences. The basilica of St Benedict in Norcia will be restored to its pre-earthquake design. Paul Baumann explains why he

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/11/18

November 21, 2018

The incorrupt heart of the Curé d’Ars is touring the United States. Poland’s bishops have begun collecting data on clerical abuse. Austrian Bishop Manfred Scheuer has told Pope Francis that his flock are calling for married priests and female deacons. The Pope has named a new archbishop for the Rwandan capital, Kigali. Six Kenyan dioceses

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