The Catholic Herald — Top Articles

newsroom

news
room

Coptic Church resumes talks with Rome after assurances on same-sex blessings

Record numbers expected for Paris-to-Chartres pilgrimage

Assisted suicide Bill could be brought back

Modena car-ramming suspect had sent anti-Christian emails

Featured

How Pentecost completes the work of salvation

Pentecost is not an appendix to Easter but the culmination of Christ’s saving work, drawing believers into his divine life through the Holy Spirit

R. Jared Staudt

Pentecost: a conclusion, but also a new beginning

Brother René Stockman

Pope Leo turns to AI while synodality returns to centre stage

Subscribe

Secrecy and fear in a fallen fellowship

Why sacred music belongs in the liturgy, not the concert hall

Death in Algiers

Wedding-day nightmare dressed as black comedy

When good girls go sad

Georgia Gilholy

Twilight of the Anglican establishment

Rivalry and revelation at the Palazzo Barberini

El Greco and the true transformation of beauty

Fr Gavan Jennings

magazine

Explore the current issue.

current issue

Pentecost 2026

How I discovered the Latin Mass

Eduard Habsburg

Eduard Habsburg on a Traditional Latin Mass that turned reluctant prejudice into a profound encounter with silence, order and prayer.

Features

Speaking in tongues: it’s not what you think

Philip Blosser

Why Paul's 'tongues' meant something far simpler

Leo’s first year: through the eyes of the cardinals

Michael Haynes

The cardinals weigh Leo XIV's first twelve months

Can Syria’s Christians survive under al-Sharaa?

John Pontifex

Syria's Christians, a fragile hope under al-Sharaa

Columns

The fire that remakes

In Yeats's bee-loud glade

Declan J Ganley

The Christian duty to be less informed

America’s Declaration and the paradox of unalienable rights

our columnists

America’s Declaration and the paradox of unalienable rights

The charismatic movement: the good, the bad and the ugly

Fr Dwight Longenecker

The Christian duty to be less informed

Punk at 50: freedom, rebellion and the void

Vatican DISPATCH

Pope Leo turns to AI while synodality returns to centre stage

Cardinal Eijk condemns Synod study group report on homosexuality

SSPX tensions, synod fallout and Leo XIV’s delicate balancing act

Bishop Schneider leads mounting criticism of Synod’s report on homosexuality

Our Mission

To be a voice of faith, reason and moral clarity within the broader landscape of ideas and culture.

LIFE

Lola Salem on the domestic Upper Room

The dangers of performative faith

Courage in the age of cancel culture

Why you should go on retreat

Have we made wellness a new religion?

Why Catholics need to build a more attractive culture

Why imperfect family prayer may be the most honest kind

Beyond eros: recovering the fuller meaning of love

Featured Article

Record numbers expected for Paris-to-Chartres pilgrimage

Organisers say registrations have surged as young Catholics and converts continue to be drawn to the traditional liturgy

SOUL

Why Catholics cannot share Communion with Anglicans

The Herald Chaplain

The delightful wisdom of Winnie-the-Pooh

Clement Harrold

The neglected feast

The forgotten God

Dom Alcuin Reid

Culture

Featured

Secrecy and fear in a fallen fellowship

Netflix’s Unchosen explores the fear, secrecy and hidden brokenness that can flourish inside tightly controlled communities and society writ large

Why sacred music belongs in the liturgy, not the concert hall

Death in Algiers

Wedding-day nightmare dressed as black comedy

When good girls go sad

Georgia Gilholy

magazine

Explore the current issue.

current issue

Pentecost 2026

How I discovered the Latin Mass

Eduard Habsburg on a Traditional Latin Mass that turned reluctant prejudice into a profound encounter with silence, order and prayer.

Features

Speaking in tongues: it’s not what you think

Why Paul's 'tongues' meant something far simpler

Leo’s first year: through the eyes of the cardinals

The cardinals weigh Leo XIV's first twelve months

Can Syria’s Christians survive under al-Sharaa?

Syria's Christians, a fragile hope under al-Sharaa

Columns

The fire that remakes

In Yeats's bee-loud glade

Declan J Ganley

The Christian duty to be less informed

America’s Declaration and the paradox of unalienable rights

About

Our History FAQs Contact

Sections

Latest Chapter House Columns Life Soul Culture Vatican Dispatch

More

Subscriptions

Newsletters Magnificat

Follow us

Website by Arcadia Digital Privacy Policy Terms of Service