Jesuit chaplain at Oxford steps down amid sex abuse, cover-up allegations Fr. Damian Howard, SJ, left last year amid allegations of 'professional misconduct,' but the alleged victim claims the priest sexually abused him. News Antonino Cambria • Jan 28, 2026Jan 30, 2026
Nuncio to Britain tells bishops Pope Leo will grant dispensations for Latin Mass: report Unconfirmed reports indicate Pope Leo XIV will grant dispensations for the Traditional Latin Mass to any bishop in England and Wales upon request. News Clare Marie Merkowsky • Nov 14, 2025Nov 18, 2025
Pope’s removal of Bishop Strickland draws huge Catholic outrage, global media coverage 'His persecution will only open the door for countless others to rise up.' News Michael Haynes, Snr. Vatican Correspondent • Nov 11, 2023Nov 13, 2023
As UK public Masses resume, bishops demand Communion in the hand only while standing One option is to distribute the Eucharist after Mass before congregants leave the church. News Paul Smeaton • Jun 30, 2020Jun 18, 2021
UK govt orders ‘places of worship’ shut down, Catholic bishops comply Visiting a church to pray does not fit the criteria for leaving home. News Dorothy Cummings McLean • Mar 24, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Vatican experts tell EWTN host that real schism is underway in Germany, not America 'Everything they say about this whole plot is a complete myth.' News Dorothy Cummings McLean • Sep 20, 2019Apr 22, 2024
Former Catholic Herald editor blasts Amazon Synod, ‘corrupt pope’ Damian Thompson pulled no punches since leaving his post at the Catholic Herald. News Lisa Bourne and Dorothy Cummings McLean • Jul 12, 2019Apr 22, 2024