Cardinal Vincent Nichols has written to Monsignor Eric de Moulins-Beaufort from the Bishops’ Conference of France to share his deep regret at the “scenes of mockery and derision of Christianity” during the Olympics’ opening ceremony in Paris. Archbishop de Moulins-Beaufort had already issued a statement expressing the French bishops’ ‘regret’ at the controversial content during…
Fr Jason Nioka was ordained a Catholic priest one month ago, and his very first assignment is to spend his summer in Paris in charge of the Catholic contingent of Olympic chaplains – the largest group of chaplains at the Olympics – made up of 40 Catholic priests, religious, and lay faithful. In an interview…
Will Heller, a 21-year-old from Toledo, Ohio, is a two-time Junior National Medallist and All American, a state record holder in Ohio and Michigan, and the 2023 University National Champion in the 102 kilogram class in weightlifting. However, the weightlifting phenom now has his sights on a more soul-intensive goal – becoming a Catholic priest.…
As Church leaders and Catholic groups around the world increasingly call for the removal of sacred art created by Fr Marko Rupnik, the art institute founded by the disgraced former Jesuit is punching back, saying Fr Rupnik’s art is being subjected to “cancel culture”. “In the face of growing pressure for the removal of the…
A recent survey that reveals a mixed-bag of Catholic perceptions on immigration, including responses that don’t align with Church teaching, brings Bishop Mark Seitz back to the question that Church leaders often grapple with in this age of secularisation: How can they form the conscience of their members, and shape them according to Christ’s message?…
Catholic priests have spoken of being ‘devastated’ at Monday’s stabbings in Southport, which saw three children die, as well as five children and two adults remaining in critical condition. Liverpool priest Fr Chris Thomas, who was a parish priest in Southport in the 1990s, spoke of his shock at the ‘horrors unleashed’ in the stabbings.…
UK Christian groups are worried about escalating numbers of problem gamblers following the Euro 24 football tournament. GamCare, which runs the National Gambling Helpline, recorded a 10 per cent rise in calls after this year’s tournament compared to 2021. London Catholic priest and sports chaplain Fr Vlad Felzmann warned of the destructive power of gambling…
UK Catholic prison charity Pact has welcomed the new Labour Government’s commitment to supporting children with a parent in prison. Ministry of Justice data showed that the estimated number of children with a parent in prison in England and Wales is near to 193,000. New prisons minister James Timpson, who is chair of the Prison Reform Trust,…
A leading Catholic research institute has warned that legalising assisted suicide in England would put an “extra burden” on sick and disabled people. Lord Falconer has attempted to introduce legislation to change the law on assisted suicide for the seventh time through a new Bill, which has been introduced in the House of Lords. The…
English and Scottish bishops have joined the outrage against the Paris Olympics opening ceremony, in which a controversial parody of the Last Supper, featuring drag queens, took place. Bishop of Paisley John Keenan dismissed the event as embodying a “secular Europe” which is currently “disfiguring its Christian roots”. “I was shocked by footage from the…