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Pope offers comfort to Portuguese church facing secularisation in aftermath of abuse scandal
lisbon – in the wake of a devastating clerical sexual abuse scandal in a country already buffeted by secularisation and increasing pluralism...
Elise Ann Allen
'Kentish Camino' launched in recognition of women who helped pioneer Christianity in ancient England
a camino-type walk has been launched in the uk to highlight the royal women who pioneered christianity in the county of kent fourteen centur...
James Jeffrey
The Christian Faith is one of paradox: Why Christmas and Advent unite the mysteries of fasting and feasting
poets sometimes have as great a capacity to help us with christmas as the theologians; for christmas is a time of deep and complex beauty. p...
Gavin Ashenden
Trump opts for ‘Ave Maria’ and ‘Hallelujah’ during medical emergencies at rally
former president donald trump had to unexpectedly deploy the campaign music list after two people collapsed at a packed rally in the crucial...
The Catholic Herald
New book on forgiveness through literature gives Catholics much to ponder
allow me to indulge in a public confession: of all the tenets of catholicism, the one i struggle with the most is forgiveness. we are called...
Nick Ripatrazone
UK's Islamic medics against assisted suicide as contravenes 'Muslim moral compass'
the british islamic medical association (bima) has issued a statement expressing its strong concerns with the proposed change to legislation...
The Catholic Herald
Diary: Life as an Englishwoman in the bustle of Notre Dame
here’s the scene: it’s the mid-19th century, the bleakest of bleak indiana winters. a french priest, father edward sorin, accompanied by sev...
Leslie Fernandez-Armesto
SPECIAL REPORT: Jerusalem's Armenian ceramics tell a story of Christian craftsmanship against the odds
balian ceramics is a tranquil space on nablus road, one of the busy thoroughfares in occupied east jerusalem. a group is taking a potte...
CaitlinKelly
The dilettante architect: Appraising the ecclesiastical buildings of Harry Goodhart-Rendel
harry goodhart-rendel was born in cambridge in 1887, the son of harry chester goodhart, who had married the hon rose ellen rendel, a daughte...
Michael Hodges
Pope calls for UN forces in Lebanon to be ‘respected’ as Netanyahu demands their withdrawal
as israel faces mounting international pressure over its assaults on a un peacekeeping unit in lebanon, pope francis has joined the chorus o...
Crux Staff
First Welsh former Anglican bishop joins Ordinariate
a welsh former anglican bishop has announced his decision to be received into the catholic church. the rt rev. richard pain, who retired as ...
Simon Caldwell
More of 'The Same': Ireland, Quebec flex their 'post-Catholic' muscles
pope francis at mass in phoenix park, dublin, 26 august 26 2018. (ben stansall/afp via getty images) social issues aren’t enough: in ...
Charles Collins
Jordan Peterson is right: reason is dead and humanity is suffering as a result
an often-heard complaint is that people no longer know how to reason, debate or communicate successfully. jordan peterson has dep...
Anthony McCarthy
'A tidal wave of truths': Thomas Merton on the power of the Mass reliving the crucifixion
the mass wields enormous power through its connection to christ's death on the cross, wrote thomas merton, the american trappist monk, write...
The Catholic Herald
History through the eyes of the godly
shepherds, sheep, hirelings and wolves: an anthology of christian currents in english life since ad 550 by tim williams, reviewed by s...
Septimus Waugh
Lunch at the Palazzo Taverna and CNEWA reception
lunch at the palazzo taverna on april 19, a luncheon was hosted for the herald at the palazzo taverna on via di monte giordano in rome by to...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis to Slovakian Jesuits: ‘Some people wanted me to die’ amid health problems
vatican city, sep 21, 2021 / 05:20 am in a private meeting with jesuits in slovakia on sept. 12, pope francis said that there were people wh...
Hannah Brockhaus
Confusion reigns as Pope says new blessings are for same-sex couples but not their unions
pope francis has attempted to further clarify the vatican document permitting non-liturgical blessing for couples in same sex or irregular r...
The Catholic Herald
The Catholic churches of Hertfordshire
a county of new towns and london sprawl still has some interesting catholic heritage. i had forgotten hertfordshire, the large unwelcome fie...
Michael Hodges
Pope leads Catholic Church in mourning death of Queen Elizabeth II
pope francis has offered his condolences to king charles iii for the death of his mother, queen elizabeth, the uk’s longest-serving monarch....
Simon Caldwell
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