Tom Heneghan

1 month ago | thetablet.co.uk | Patrick Hudson |Ellen Teague |Tom Heneghan

South Africa’s Catholic bishops responded to US President Donald Trump’s controversial claims that the Pretoria government was repossessing property from white people. The bishops called for “racial reconciliation” to address longstanding tensions over vast tracts of land owned by white farmers, with some political parties demanding that they be allocated to black families.

1 month ago | news-decoder.com | Tom Heneghan

With many fearing Pope Francis won’t survive his latest illness, the Catholic Church prepares for the world’s most secretive election. Here’s what to expect.

Jan 23, 2025 | thetablet.co.uk | Patrick Hudson |Ellen Teague |Tom Heneghan

The Sodalitium Christianae Vitae (SCV) confirmed that the Vatican was to dissolve it. The SCV, the largest Catholic lay movement in Peru, issued a statement on Monday confirming reports that Cardinal Gianfranco Ghirlanda had read a decree of dissolution at its general assembly. According to the reports, the decree cited abuse by the SCV’s founder Luis Fernando Figari and its lack of a founding charism.

Nov 3, 2024 | news-decoder.com | Tom Heneghan

New laws that affect what church people can pray in could cost Ukraine support from those who believe in religious freedom. Metropolitan Epiphanius, the head of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, blesses water during a traditional Epiphany celebration in Kyiv, Ukraine, 6 January 2024.

Sep 30, 2024 | thetablet.co.uk | Patrick Hudson |Tom Heneghan |Bess Twiston Davies

The German bishops’ conference issued guidelines for dealing with lay Catholics active both in Church roles and in far-right political parties, after months in which dioceses were unsure how to approach them. The bishops’ paper published in February titled “Racial Nationalism and Christianity are incompatible” did not state clearly whether dioceses should dismiss parishioners from Church positions if they belonged to the growing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.