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Brazilian parents face prison sentence over homeschooling
1+ hour, 25+ min ago (418+ words) The Catholic Herald We value your privacy - Description Word Press sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a Word Press site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. - Description The cookietest cookie is…...
Leo XIV's Spanish voyage exceeds expectations
1+ week, 4+ day ago (651+ words) Between the smooth organisation, the strident tones of his address to the nation's parliament, the fireworks over Barcelona's Sagrada Familia and his focus on migrants, Leo XIV's voyage to Spain has proved as noteworthy an event as was ever expected....
Gaud" and the miracle of La Sagrada Fam"lia
2+ week, 17+ hour ago (368+ words) Peter Stanford " author of the fascinating, insightful and scholarly new biography Gaud: God's Architect " observes that there is a vacancy for a patron saint of architects, "with the 3rd-century martyr St Barbara currently holding the fort on the slightly dubious…...
Spanish far Left criticises Pope Leo's address
2+ week, 1+ day ago (811+ words) The Catholic Herald Spanish far Left criticises Pope Leo's address In the first address by a Pope to Spain's Cortes Generales, the Spanish parliament, delivered on June 8, Pope Leo XIV offered a robust defence of the inviolability of human life…...
Neocatechumenal Way marks 60 years with Mass in Madrid
3+ week, 3+ day ago (410+ words) Pope Leo XIV has praised the missionary work of the Neocatechumenal Way as the movement marked its 60th anniversary with a Mass in Madrid's Almudena Cathedral. In a message sent for the celebration on May 30, 2026, the Pope said evangelisation was "a…...
The world gets worse, but the Camino gets better
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (463+ words) In our increasingly topsy-turvy world " which is putting it nicely: some would say our digital, technocratic-centred society is becoming ever more bleak, alienated and corrupted " Spain's famous Camino de Santiago pilgrimage offers an oasis of human dignity and flourishing. This…...
Family learn about sister's assisted suicide via social media
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (787+ words) A family have been left blindsided after learning of their sister's secret assisted suicide on Instagram at a Swiss assisted suicide clinic. Wendy Duffy, a 56-year-old former care worker from the West Midlands, reportedly paid "10, 000 to end her life at…...
Canary Islands bishops plead for help as migrant crisis deepens
2+ mon, 3+ hour ago (754+ words) The Catholic Herald We value your privacy - Description Word Press sets this cookie when a user interacts with emojis on a Word Press site. It helps determine if the user's browser can display emojis properly. - Description The cookietest cookie is…...
Colombia's bishops tighten abuse rules and mandate reporting to civil authorities
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (328+ words) Colombia's Catholic bishops have issued updated national guidelines on the handling of sexual abuse cases, introducing stricter procedures and reinforcing the obligation to report allegations to civil authorities. The new norms place particular emphasis on ensuring that any report or…...
Spanish bishops offer access to the Pope for a minimum of "500, 000
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (249+ words) catholicherald. co. uk The Spanish Bishops" Conference has drawn scrutiny after a dossier revealed a structured five-tier donation system offering varying degrees of access to the Pope during his forthcoming visit to Spain. The dossier has been circulated to businesses,…...