Get 3 months of unlimited digital access for just $3
Subscribe today and get your first 3 months for just $3. Cancel at any time.
Subscribe
Newsletters
Newsletters
Chapter House
Latest
Sign In
Log Out
Subscribe
Search The
Catholic Herald
Sign In
Log Out
Subscribe
Sign Out
About
Our History
Contact
Sections
Latest
Chapter House
Columns
Life
Soul
Culture
Vatican Dispatch
Archives
Historic Archive
Exact Editions
More
Newsroom
Magazine
Magnificat
Latest Issue
latest feed
Michael Hodgetts: distinguished recusant historian who oversaw the restoration of Harvington Hall
priest-holes – those small spaces in old english houses which sheltered mission priests in the dangerous days of the elizabethan persecution...
The Catholic Herald
Over 200 Christians arrested in Eritrea in past twelve months
the east african country of eritrea has been ranked as one of the most dangerous countries in the world for being a follower of jesus. a 3 j...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Encountering the sound of silence that recoils from public life: the Benedictines of La Trappe
between rouen and le mans, set deep in the forêt du perche – some 400,000 acres of beech and oak – skirted by still lakes, orchards and arab...
George Young
Changing the conclave? Whatever happens next is likely also to have happened before
rome – despite two separate denials of mounting intensity, speculation continues to make the rounds that pope francis has tasked a veteran i...
John L Allen
By stacking the odds in his favour, does Pope Francis risk splitting the vote at the next conclave?
almost 300 years ago, a minor french playwright by the cumbersome name of léonor-jean-christine soulas d’allainval – he mockingly referred t...
John Allen
Robert F Kennedy's decision to endorse Trump follows 'deep prayer' and spiritual reflection
robert f. kennedy jr has dropped out of the us presidential race and at the same time officially endorsed former president donald trump’s bi...
The Catholic Herald
Swathes of women are involuntarily single and childless: Covid lockdowns and the ticking biological clock
‘i can’t believe you’re about to have your third baby and i haven’t even had my first,” said an old girlfriend wistfully over supper the oth...
Olenka Hamilton
'On the third day of Christmas my true love sent to me'...St John, Apostle of the Word Made Flesh
o god, who through the blessed apostle john have unlocked for us the secrets of your word, grant, we pray, that we may grasp with proper und...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Pope condemns cancel culture, links ‘fake news’ to Trump assassination attempts and climate of hate
pope francis has condemned what he described as a universal growth in “fake news” and how such deliberate distortions foment a climate of ha...
Elise Allen
Why did King Charles choose to highlight Ramadan while ignoring Lent?
ash wednesday is intended to be an annual crossroads in the life of a christian. this year it may also have acted as a crossroads in the lif...
Gavin Ashenden
Speaking of Race: It's time to quit the semantic quibbling
people rally against "critical race theory" (crt) in schools at the loudon county government center in leesburg, virginia on june 12, 2021. ...
Steven D. Greydanus
U.S. Church will fight mass deportation of migrants, says bishop
baltimore – the american church will fight the mass deportation of migrants promised by newly-elected president donald trump, a bishop has s...
The Catholic Herald
‘A light in Spain’: Vatican approves devotion to WWII apparition of Our Lady of Sorrows
the vatican has approved the devotion to the spanish marian shrine of our lady of sorrows of chandavila where the virgin mary reportedly app...
James Jeffrey
The Fernández kiss of death?
this controversial appointment could lead to more headaches at the vatican. the appointment of archbishop víctor manuel fernández as the new...
Diana Montagna
What really happened with the 'gay author' and John Fisher School
since simon james green, the homosexual author of ‘teen fiction’, was prevented from promoting his latest book at a catholic secondary schoo...
Simon Caldwell
Pax Christi USA wins inaugural Dorothy Day Peacemaker Award
nearly 50 years after dorothy day spoke at pax christi usa’s first conference in 1973, the organisation has been awarded the inaugural dorot...
johnlavenburg
Pope lets slip that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati 'will be a saint soon’
the pope has revealed that blessed pier giorgio frassati will “be a saint soon” after he strayed from a speech he was giving at the vatican ...
The Catholic Herald
Promotion for Bishop of Plymouth as Pope appoints him to two Welsh dioceses
the pope has appointed bishop mark o’toole as archbishop-elect of cardiff and bishop-elect of menevia. a londoner, bishop o’toole has been b...
Simon Caldwell
Rome is where the heart is
by any standards, the news that michael nazir-ali had been received into the catholic faith is stunning. the former church of england bishop...
Jonathan Petre
Assisted suicide Bill threatens 'most fragile people', French bishops warn Macron
rome – after french president emmanuel macron’s recent announcement of new legislation that would allow adults facing terminal illnesses to ...
Elise Allen
Previous
Next
subscribe to the catholic herald today
Our best content is exclusively available to our subscribers. Subscribe today and gain instant access to expert analysis, in-depth articles, and thought-provoking insights—anytime, anywhere. Don’t miss out on the conversations that matter most.
Subscribe
