The Latest Breaking News from the Catholic Church

The singer-songwriter Sinéad O’Connor has died at the age of 56, prompting a flurry of tributes for both her music and her confrontational style.

The Catholic Church in the United States, Australia and some other countries began coming to terms with their clergy sexual abuse legacies years ago and set up mechanisms to compensate victims

Father Immanuel Lopez, born 1908 in Kochi, declared Servant of God by Varappuzha archbishop. First step of four to canonisation. Good Samaritan of Kochi, born into Anglo-Indian family, ordained priest 1934. 5,000 attended ceremony, biography released. Process supervised by Congregation for Causes of Saints.

The pontiff’s goal of retaining Catholicism in China is directly at odds with President Xi’s growing restrictions on religion.

King Henry VIII built a secret underground tunnel at Hill View Cottage in Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire, which went on to be used by Catholics to escape persecution - and is still intact

Hong Kong police have issued warrants for the arrest of eight pro-democracy activists, including Australian Kevin Yam, and One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson says she’ll mail her 2000-word No vote essay to voters herself if it’s not included in the official referendum pamphlet.

Just like the Labor Party with its multiple pokies venues, the Catholic Church has built up a valuable asset pool tied to a toxic gambling industry.

A new U.S. Supreme Court ruling allowing a Colorado Christian graphic artist to refuse to work on wedding websites for same-sex couples has LGBTQ+ people across the country worried about broader consequences

The Vatican has bestowed the Grand Cross of the Order, the highest rank in the Order of St Gregory the Great, to a Thai individual for his outstanding service to the Catholic Church and the wider community.