The Catholic Herald

The Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith has released a new doctrinal note, Una Caro. In Praise of Monogamy, presenting monogamous marriage as a gift rooted in human dignity and grace

Father Richard “Rick” Thomas, the Jesuit whose four decades of ministry along the US–Mexico border made him a singular figure in one of the poorest regions of North America, has moved a step closer to canonisation after the US bishops voted to advance his cause

The Rt Rev Thomas McMahon, Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood, has died at his home in Stock at the age of 89

The National Trust blocked film-maker Christian Holden from filming at St Cuthbert’s Cave, citing a policy against “religious affiliation”

In an interview with Vatican News, newly elected USCCB president Archbishop Paul Coakley said immigration remains a “burning issue” for the American Church, calling for advocacy, pastoral care and calmer national rhetoric

In unitate fidei urges Christians to recover the unity first affirmed at Nicaea as he prepares to mark the council’s 1,700th anniversary at its ancient site

Monaco’s head of state has refused to sign a National Council bill that would have legalised abortion, keeping the Principality among the world’s most pro-life nations

Nigerian Bishop Wilfred Anagbe urged lawmakers to confront militant groups driving escalating violence across the country and warned that Christian communities in the north and Middle Belt are at risk of destruction without urgent intervention

The kidnapping of more than 300 children and staff from St Mary’s School in Niger State has left an already persecuted Christian community devastated

Pope Leo XIV has told young Catholics in the US not to allow artificial intelligence to take over their education, with his comments coming during an unprecedented livestream from the Vatican to a vast gathering of jubilant youth in Indianapolis

The latest annual report from the Observatory on Intolerance and Discrimination against Christians in Europe offers one of the clearest assessments yet of the growing hostility faced by Christians in nations long shaped by Christian heritage

This Sunday, 23 November 2025, marks the 150th anniversary of the opening of the Oratory’s Church of St Aloysius Gonzaga

While a new report grants that the Synod vote by the Church of England on female ordination in the 1990s was a significant reason for some, for other Anglican priests the decision emerged from deep spiritual reflection on other matters of conscience