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Pope Francis sends condolences to Congolese faithful after death of Cardinal Monswengo
cardinal laurent monswengo of kinshasa on 4 january 2018. (john wessels/afp via getty images) pope francis has sent his condolences t...
Staff Reporter
Convert Stories: Charles Moore joins the universal Church and finds his politics challenged
the catholic herald 's extraordinary archives include many convert stories, which we will feature from time to time. interviewed in 19...
FromtheArchives
Britain vs France in 1948
the scottish accountant, novelist, and catholic convert, bruce marshall escaped paris just two days before the germans invaded, served in th...
Lessons from the Archives
Pope to Remain in Hospital to Continue Recovery
pope francis will remain in hospital for “a few more days” in order “to optimise his medical and rehabilitation therapy,” according to a sta...
Tommaso Pozzi
At Angelus Pope Francis appeals for "free" healthcare
pope francis leads the angelus prayer from rome's gemelli hospital on 11 july 2021, where he is recovering from colon surgery. (filippo mont...
Staff Reporter
The patron saint of footballers ... is an Italian
ten years ago, reporting that the vatican had named st luigi scrosoppi as the patron saint of footballers, the catholic herald 's editors no...
FromtheArchives
La Crosse bishop removes Father Altman from ministry
la crosse, wis., jul 9, 2021 / 12:11 pm. fr. james altman has been removed from ministry after bishop william callahan of la crosse sought p...
Catholic News Agency
Vatican says Pope Francis had "calm" Friday in hospital
a homeless man holds a sign reading "let us pray for pope francis" at the agostino gemelli hospital in rome on 9 july 2021. (filippo montefo...
Staff Reporter
Christian leaders write to South Sudanese politicians on 10th anniversary of independence
the tenth anniversary of south sudan’s birth as an independent nation “calls to mind your past struggles and points with hope to the future,...
Staff Reporter
The Catholic Herald reviews The Hobbit
the catholic herald reviewed j. r. r. tolkien's the hobbit about a month after it appeared. the review in the "children's catholic her...
FromtheArchives
‘This law makes me feel I am better off dead’: UK court hears Down syndrome abortion law challenge
london, england, jul 7, 2021 / 08:05 am. a woman with down syndrome said on tuesday that a u.k. law allowing abortion up to birth for disabi...
Catholic News Agency
EU Parliament calls for legal action against Hungary over controversial LGBT law
the european parliament on thursday approved a resolution calling for legal action in response to a new law in hungry banning the portrayal ...
Staff Reporter
Brazilian Church leaders increasingly critical of Brazil's Bolsonaro
people holding a brazilian flag that reads "522,000 deaths, we won't forget" take part in a demonstration on 3 july 2021. (sergio lima/afp v...
Eduardo Campos Lima
Vatican says Pope Francis "spent quiet day" Wednesday, slight fever in evening
view of agostino gemelli hospital in rome on 8 july 2021. (photo by isabella bonotto / afp) (photo by isabella bonotto/afp via getty images)...
Staff Reporter
C. S. Lewis: At first sight a disappointment
the poet elizabeth jennings reviews a book of reminiscences about c. s. lewis, whom she heard lecture when a student at st anne's college. t...
FromtheArchives
Southern African Bishops call for restraint, dialogue in Eswatini
bishops in southern africa are calling for “restraint and a spirit of meaningful dialogue” in the kingdom of eswatini as the government crac...
Staff Reporter
Maria Goretti's silence was tragic, not heroic, and not a model for us
one of the more uncomfortable homilies i can remember included a paean to the “heroic silence” of st maria goretti in the face of prolonged ...
Steven D. Greydanus
The Vatican will have an even tougher time recruiting top talent after scattershot indictments
pope francis speaks with vatican secretary of state, cardinal pietro parolin, during a visit to lima's cathedral on 21 january 2018. (vincen...
Charles Collins
Pope Francis: Pontiff "touched" by prayers, well wishes as Vatican reports post-op "regular and satisfactory"
journalists watch the uefa euro 2020 semi-final match between italy and spain in front of rome's gemelli hospital on 6 july 2021. (isabella ...
Staff Reporter
Free the Latin Mass, for the good of the Church and the people who need it
apparently they never give up. some bishops want “to see the extraordinary form of the roman rite explicitly suppressed, or subject to furth...
David Mills
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