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Pro-life campaigners welcome suspension of Marie Stopes services
Inspections at abortion clinics in England have prompted serious concerns about patient welfare
Staff Reporter
Fugitive former abbot appears in court over abuse allegations
Fr Laurence Soper was arrested on Sunday after returning to the UK from Kosovo
Staff Reporter
The best argument against polygamy is one that our politicians won’t use
A Muslim man in Italy has called for legalised polygamy following same-sex marriage. There are plenty of reasons to resist
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Villages 'obliterated' as Christian persecution grows in eastern Congo
Pope Francis and the UN have called for action after at least 36 Christians are hacked to death
Staff Reporter
Silver medallist shot putter: priests and religious 'helped me a ton'
Joe Kovacs, a member of the Knights of Columbus, was trained in the sport by his mother
Staff Reporter
Bishop heading to Vatican will miss 'beautiful people and culture' of Dallas
Bishop Kevin Farrell, head of the new office for marriage and family life, say the subjects are key for the future of society
David Sedeno
PODCAST: The day that Satan came to Harvard
Find out what's really happening in the Catholic Church
Madeleine Teahan
The Anjem Choudary verdict is an embarrassment for the BBC
His two decades of propagandising for murder are a great reproach to the British legal system and the broadcasters who gave him such publicity
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Actor playing Jesus in Ben-Hur 'received blessing from the Pope'
The Catholic couple behind the film say they hope it delivers a 'message of reconciliation'
Mark Pattison
French president meets Pope to thank him after terrorist attacks
Pope Francis has met privately at the Vatican with President Hollande
Catholic News Service
Islamic leader wants to legalise polygamy in Italy
Leader of Muslim group says there is 'no reason' for polygamy not to be permitted now that same-sex unions have been legalised
Staff Reporter
What's inside this week's magazine?
Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
Staff Reporter
Book review: The ceaseless inferno of Maoist China
How beating a class enemy became a favourite pastime in the China of Chairman Mao
Charlie Hegarty
Debtors need our help
What practical measures can the Church take to help those who cannot pay their bills, and whose only recourse is to loan sharks or crime?
Amy-Jo Crowley
The true history of celibacy
The debate on married priests is damaged by myth-making. History shows that married men, if ordained, had to live continently
Fr Jerome Bertram
How we stopped a Black Mass at Harvard
When misguided Harvard students teamed up with Satanists to arrange a Black Mass, the Catholic community had to step up
Aurora Griffin
Compassion is not just an attitude but a call to action, says Pope
The pontiff tells general audience that the faithful must demonstrate kindness not just in thought but by deeds
Catholic News Service
Pictures of the Week
1 parishioners join canon kenneth noakes as he celebrates his 20th anniversary of priesthood at st catherine’s church in wimborne, dorset. 2...
The Catholic Herald
What exactly is a happy death?
in the roman catholic culture in which i grew up, we were taught to pray for a happy death. for many catholics at the time, this was a stand...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Tim Stanley: Liberalism’s last request
theological liberalism is on its deathbed. it refuses to go quietly. one of its many last requests is that the catholic church consider wome...
Tim Stanley
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