Church containing relic of the crown of thorns desecrated and Eucharist stolen. What will the Church do?

Dec 30, 2025 17:17

Covadonga Asturias

Monasterio de La Santa Espina Photo: Religion Digital

Cardinals and Bishops•Local Church•Pope Leo XIV

This is the new Catholic bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV for London: he is from Africa, enjoys horse riding, and was a soldier

Born in 1958 in Chingola, in what was then Northern Rhodesia and is now Zambia, Richard Moth grew up in Kent after his family returned to England. His vocation emerged early, influenced by parish life and a priest whose personal holiness left a lasting impression

Dec 22, 2025 15:12

Elizabeth Owens

Good News•Local Church

From 1991 to date, 70% of clinics that perform abortions in the US have closed, according to research

Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion provider, accounted for a striking 36 of the 54 closures. When factoring in an additional 28 referral centers that have shuttered, the organization experienced a record total of 64 closures in just one year

Dec 21, 2025 17:06

Tim Daniels

Good News•Local Church

Restoring the Chaplain’s Call: U.S. Military Moves to Reclaim Spiritual Leadership

Hegseth argued that in recent decades, chaplains have been increasingly cast not as spiritual leaders but as emotional support officers

Dec 21, 2025 17:02

Tim Daniels

Causes of Saints•Local Church

From Boardroom to Beatification: How an Argentine Businessman Is Redefining Holiness

The date and place of Shaw’s beatification are expected to be announced shortly. When that moment arrives, it will mark not just the recognition of a miracle, but the elevation of a vision

Dec 21, 2025 16:54

Enrique Villegas

Local Church

One in two British plan to attend church at Christmas, according to survey

Strikingly, the emotional impact of Christmas churchgoing appears to be strongest among those who do not identify as Christians

Dec 19, 2025 11:31

Elizabeth Owens

Pope Leo XIV Reflects on Vatican Council II and Its Documents Thus Initiating a New Series of Catecheses

The Pope’s General Audience on January 7, 2026 was an introduction to a new series of catecheses on Vatican Council II and its Documents

Liturgy and the Roman Curia are left out as topics for Leo XIV’s first consistory: this was discussed

Time constraints required the assembly to select only two subjects from a list of four. Alongside the two chosen themes were liturgy and the apostolic constitution Praedicate Evangelium, which reformed the Roman Curia and its service to local Churches

Church containing relic of the crown of thorns desecrated and Eucharist stolen. What will the Church do?

US Bishops Exempt from Sunday Mass Immigrants Fearing Arrest: Which Dioceses Are Included and Until What Date?

American missiles, persecuted Christians, and a country that cannot protect them: why did Trump bomb part of Nigeria?

Priestly vocations in England and Wales: data pointing to either stabilization or decline

The world’s oldest church has been found: where is it, what is it like, and how can you visit it?

Cardinal Damasceno confers ministries on 69 Heralds of the Gospel and hints at upcoming ordinations (end of Vatican intervention?)

Polonia: Sunday Mass Attendance Rises as Sacramental Life Continues to Thin

This is the new Catholic bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV for London: he is from Africa, enjoys horse riding, and was a soldier

From 1991 to date, 70% of clinics that perform abortions in the US have closed, according to research

Restoring the Chaplain’s Call: U.S. Military Moves to Reclaim Spiritual Leadership

From Boardroom to Beatification: How an Argentine Businessman Is Redefining Holiness

One in two British plan to attend church at Christmas, according to survey