Staff Reporter, Author at Catholic Herald

Staff Reporter

An invitation to break bread with the needy

March 18, 2021

"Even in the pandemic," Bishop John Keenan of Paisley went on to say, "the Table has kept going with takeaways and deliveries."

Pakistan: Church to launch campaign to protect vulnerable girls

March 18, 2021

The CCJP initiative to protect minority girls will include consultations with politicians and other decision makers at both state and national level, promoting community awareness about the problem, and providing legal help for victims.

Cardinal Bo: Myanmar violence must cease

March 16, 2021

As many as fifty people perished in violence on Sunday, believed to have been the worst single day of bloodshed since the unrest began.

Pope Francis: Prayers for “martyred” Syria on 10th anniversary of civil war

March 15, 2021

March 15th is widely used as a date to mark the beginning of the war, which erupted in 2011 when demonstrations against the rule of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad began in cities across the country.

Controversial ‘Hate Crime’ legislation passes Scottish parliament

March 12, 2021

Religious and cultural advocacy groups criticised the bill on those and similar grounds, as did journalists, police, and even the Law Society of Scotland. Several amendments made it into the version of the law that passed, which were designed to raise the threshold of prosecution.

Pope Francis in Iraq: Pope Meets Father of Refugee Family who Died at Sea

March 07, 2021

A statement from the Press office of the Holy See said the Pope spent "a long time" with Mr. Kurdi, listening to him as he spoke -- through an interpreter -- of his pain at the loss of his family.

Pope Francis to Bishops, Priests, Religious of Iraq

March 05, 2021

"You are part of [Iraq's] history," Pope Francis said, "faithfully bearing witness to God’s never-failing promises as you strive to build a new future."

Pope Francis in Iraq: Address to Civic and Political Leaders

March 05, 2021

"I come as a penitent," Pope Francis said, "asking forgiveness of heaven and my brothers and sisters for so much destruction and cruelty. I come as a pilgrim of peace in the name of Christ, the Prince of Peace."

French investigator: As many as 10 thousand victims of clerical sexual abuse

March 03, 2021

Jean-Marc Sauvé, the highly regarded 71-year-old career civil servant and former vice-president of France’s Council of State, told reporters on Tuesday that a June 2020 figure of 3,000 victims “is certainly an underestimate.”

Myanmar Crisis Deepens as Catholic Advocates Call for Peaceful Resolution

March 02, 2021

The statement urged the prompt release of all political prisoners and expressed support for the Catholic Bishops of Myanmar in their pleas to military authorities responsible for the coup d'etat to refrain from violence and seek reconciliation, while respecting democratic principles and human rights, "including the right to life, the prohibition of torture, the freedom of assembly, media and expression."

Catholic Organizations Address “The Elderly and the Future of Europe”

March 02, 2021

Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich SJ, Archbishop of Luxembourg and current President of COMECE, addressed the concluding session of the study day, stressing that Europe's future -- and that of humanity as a whole -- depends on the family, and that the strength of society can be measured by the practice and cultivation of intergenerational solidarity.

Benedict XVI to Italy’s Corriere on Resignation (plus Biden, Draghi, Francis in Iraq)

March 01, 2021

Benedict also offers his thoughts on newly-elected US President Joe Biden, the first Catholic to hold the office since John F. Kennedy in the 1960s.

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