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Christian homes razed in Bangladesh
mumbai, india – at least 17 houses belonging to the christian tripura community were allegedly set ablaze on christmas eve night in bandarba...
Nirmala Carvalho
The joyous challenge of Christmas is to see each person we meet as a small child of God
when he brings the first-born into the world, he says, 'let all god's angels worship him .' (hebrews 1:6) the reading from the letter ...
Fr David Howell
The Pigeon Whisperer of Westminster Cathedral
behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, neither gather in barns; yet your heavenly father feedeth them . (matth...
John McEwen
Caribbean Christmas: the islands' jaunty calypso carol tradition bears a moral message alongside the rum
highly rhythmic, jaunty calypso music that originated in trinidad and tobago during the early 1800s, and spread to the rest of the caribbean...
Benjamin Ivry
Christmas comes with all its joys and sorrows, and its unwavering promise of hope
christmas afternoon at last; finally a lull in proceedings in which to share a quiet moment with our readers. the holy father has delivered ...
Serenhedd James
Christmas begins: Pope Francis opens the Holy Door at St Peter's Basilica ahead of the 2025 Year of Jubilee
rome - pope francis has initiated the christmas celebrations in rome by opening the holy door at st peter’s basilica in anticipation of the ...
Crux Staff
The Christian message in 'Red One'
red one is this year’s family christmas blockbuster in which santa is "kidnapped" and must be rescued (by a tracker from the naughty list) i...
Katherine Bennett
'Things have changed since Mum died. What's wrong with me?' One of the Herald's chaplains offers advice
concerned catholic : my mother and i were very close. as the unmarried daughter living nearby, i saw most of her during her old age. we went...
The Catholic Herald
Pro-Palestinian protest disrupts Mass at Dublin Cathedral
the 11 a.m. mass at st. mary's pro-cathedral in dublin was disrupted by a pro-palestinian protest on sunday. videos circulating online show ...
Thomas Edwards
Lord Mayor of Westminster receives Papal honour
the lord mayor of westminster is to become a papal knight – the highest single honour that can be bestowed on a lay catholic by the vatican....
The Catholic Herald
A Christmastide Requiem for my Great Uncle Bulgaria
jonathan roberts was known as “the knight of the stihl”, after his beloved german tractor mower that he spent hours on mowing the grass of o...
William Cash
What are we to make of Trump's choice of a 'pope critic' as ambassador to the Holy See?
rome – famously, von clausewitz defined war as “the continuation of politics by other means”. to hear some people tell it, president-elect d...
John L Allen
The Children's Society should spare us the sanctimony and wash Welby's money clean
the subject of tainted money has broken out on to the public stage once again. not long ago the then archbishop justin welby had become conv...
Gavin Ashenden
'Blessed are you among women'
"he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the lord" (micah 5:4) micah’s prophecy of jesus in sunday’s first reading looks fo...
Fr David Howell
Casual sex and other pathways to diabolical possession
the exorcist files: true stories about the reality of evil and how to defeat it by fr carlos martins hodder and stoughton, £18 “people ask m...
Simon Caldwell
Joe Biden to meet Pope in final foreign trip as U.S. President
rome – the white house has announced that united states president joe biden will visit italy in january, where he will meet with pope franci...
Elise Allen
Cardinal tries to ban girls from being altar servers
sri lankan cardinal malcolm ranjith of colombo has tried to ban girls from serving as altar servers in his archdiocese, on the grounds that ...
Elise Allen
Only two Ember Days left till Christmas
many catholics will appreciate that advent is traditionally seen as a time of preparation, reflection and penance in the church. but within ...
Thomas Edwards
Christians can't be bystanders in new Syria, says Maronite archbishop
archbishop joseph tobjie of aleppo says christians must play a role in building an inclusive and democratic society in syria following the f...
Crux Staff
The Holy Family's plight reminds us not to ignore Sudan this Advent
the season of advent offers us not only a time to prepare for the celebration of the birth of christ but also a moment for deep reflection. ...
Bishop Paul Swarbrick
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