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Cardinal Pizzaballa says Jerusalem must answer war with healing
In a new pastoral letter, Cardinal Pizzaballa reflects on the Church’s vocation in the Holy Land amid war, mistrust and the collapse of shared life
The Catholic Herald
US firing squad plan reopens Catholic debate on capital punishment
The Justice Department said it would expand federal execution methods as Pope Leo reaffirmed his opposition to capital punishment
Thomas Colsy
The Church and the dangers of bureaucracy
The experience of preparing candidates for Confirmation highlights how easily policies and procedures can displace pastoral judgement and distort the Church’s mission
Patrick Neve
Interview with Joseph Pearce: Why Middle-earth is not a pagan myth
Joseph Pearce and Jan C Bentz examine the theological vision in Tolkien’s fiction, from providence and liturgy to the Catholic imagination
Jan C. Bentz
Pope Leo narrows the reading of Fiducia Supplicans
Without formally undoing Fiducia Supplicans, Pope Leo XIV appears to have drawn tighter limits around its interpretation and pastoral use
James Bradbury
The Church cannot afford to downplay sexual sin
Pope Leo is right to insist that morality is wider than sex alone, but that truth should not lead Catholics to minimise the profound social and spiritual damage of sexual sin
Anthony McCarthy
St Augustine on Christ the door and shepherd
In this sermon on St John’s Gospel, St Augustine reflects on Christ as the door of the sheepfold and the true shepherd whose voice the faithful must learn to hear
St Augustine of Hippo
The Resurrection of the Body
The Church teaches the resurrection of the body, yet its meaning is often left unexplored in practical terms
Fr Gavan Jennings
Africa visit signals shift in tone and emphasis for Leo
Pope Leo XIV’s African journey highlights his pastoral energy, political candour and evolving approach to continuity with his predecessor
Michael Haynes
Cardinal says martyrs’ blood still unites divided Christians
Cardinal Kurt Koch has said the witness of the martyrs remains one of the clearest signs of Christian unity, linking the Armenian martyrs with persecuted Christians today
The Catholic Herald
Louisiana pro-lifers raise alarm over bills targeting pregnancy centres
Pro-life advocates in Louisiana say two bills before the state legislature could restrict the work and religious character of pregnancy resource centres
The Catholic Herald
Dublin archdiocese to trial new parish funding model
A year-long pilot in three parish partnerships will test a new approach to parish funding as Dublin continues its wider programme of reform
The Catholic Herald
Benedictine College panel urges deeper Jewish-Catholic understanding
A panel at Benedictine College explored how younger believers are navigating Jewish-Catholic relations in an age of online polemics and political tension
The Catholic Herald
New York bishops publish pastoral guide on end-of-life decisions
A new pastoral guide from the bishops of New York sets out Catholic teaching on end-of-life care as assisted suicide is due to take effect in August
The Catholic Herald
Out with the ‘feel-good’, in with tradition
Parish life is taking on a renewed sense of reverence, as recent data points to a more conservative generation of younger priests
Jacqueline O'Hara
Catholic bishop’s role at Anglican consecration prompts questions
Commentators questioned Catholic bishop’s presence during the laying on of hands at Anglican consecration
Thomas Colsy
Record abortion figures sharpen debate on anniversary of Abortion Act
More than half a century after the Abortion Act came into effect, campaigners are again clashing over its legacy as abortion figures remain at historic highs
The Catholic Herald
Forming hearts of charity in an age of confusion
The challenge of forming hearts of charity in children amid a culture increasingly marked by isolation and loss of meaning
Dominic Perrem
Ireland’s unrest and the limits of liberal consensus
As demonstrations multiply across Ireland and the West, a Catholic perspective points to a crisis of meaning beneath the surface of public anger
Ruadhan Jones
Trump and Vance rushed to safety after gunfire at correspondents’ dinner
An armed incident near the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner forced the evacuation of President Trump, Vice-President JD Vance and other senior figures
The Catholic Herald
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