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Assisted suicide ideology is Nazism, says Bishop Egan as he urges Catholics to fight Bill
the bishop of portsmouth has today urged the people of his diocese to ask their mps to vote against assisted suicide, warning them that the ...
Simon Caldwell
Preaching to the unconverted
catholic spectacle and rome’s jews: early modern conversion and resistance emily michelson princeton university press, £30, 352 pages in 155...
Stefan Bauer
As Vatican calls for implementation of Synod on Synodality, internal resistance to change is palpable
rome – in the heart of st peter’s square, where every night for the past month the roman curia has been staging a rosary for pope francis, t...
Elise Allen
Why Pachamamas have no place in the Church
the podcast merely catholic gives me the opportunity to meet people of real calibre and interest, as well as discovering things i was unawar...
Gavin Ashenden
Head of China’s government-backed bishops’ body visits Hong Kong
rome –bishop li shan of beijing, who leads the government-sponsored bishops’ conference in china, began a five-day visit to hong kong this w...
Elise Allen
Harry and Meghan epitomise the standard of an unbelieving world
the whole netflix watching world has been talking about harry and meghan this week. the fact that their documentary, entitled - y...
Katherine Bennett
Pope Francis confirms women cannot be ordained as deacons during US interview
pope francis has confirmed that women cannot be ordained as deacons during his interview with cbs news. the interview “pope francis: the fir...
Crux Staff
Ukraine will keep fighting the good fight
the catholic principles of the just war are as valid today as ever they were, so it was heartening that the pope has reiterated their import...
The Catholic Herald
‘Mysticism, Magic and Monasteries’ offers a brilliant counter-narrative to contemporary inversions
in his new book, sebastian morello has produced a brilliant excoriation of how and to what effect western civilisation has been possessed by...
George Young
Biden’s Faith in Solidarity
as i write this, i glance at a funeral mass card on a shelf above my desk. the card is from 1963 – for john f kennedy – recently retrieved f...
Jon Cruddas MP
Top Vatican diplomat holds meetings in Middle East and seeks to mediate peace
rome – vatican secretary of state italian cardinal pietro parolin on monday held a meeting with papal representatives throughout the middle ...
Elise Allen
Letter from the Editor: good news, bad news and everything in between
much has happened since the catholic herald last landed on doormats. i travelled to new york in early october and did not expect to return t...
Serenhedd James
'Christmas without Bach is unthinkable'
one of the paradoxes of the modern christmas is that we spend a terrific amount on the celebration before the feast and then terminate it ab...
Melanie McDonagh
Deeper insight into Mary, Queen of Scots
a moving and insightful treasure trove of her ‘lost letters’ has been discovered online, writes gertrude clark. the “most important new find...
Gertrude Clarke
John Studzinski receives major Catholic award in New York
investment banker and philanthropist john studzinski received the faith & culture award from the catholic new east welfare association (...
The Catholic Herald
The Da Vinci Coding of the Vatican Girl
rome – as i’ve observed before, the “vatican girl” case, referring to the 1983 disappearance of a 15-year-old girl in rome whose father was ...
John L Allen
Fish pies and potted shrimps: Balfour Easter weekends past and present
potted shrimps with toast and pickled cucumber b y kai chan vong / flickr cc by 2.0 the balfour go-to at eastertide is potted shrimps – with...
Tessa Balfour
Italy’s international surrogacy ban will help stop women and children being reduced to ‘tradeable commodities’
the italian government’s ban on international surrogacy has been welcomed by women’s rights campaigners in the uk who are calling on the uk ...
The Catholic Herald
More than a hundred comedians meet the Pope
rome – in umberto eco’s immortal novel the name of the rose , the stern benedictine abbot jorge de burgo insists that laughter is evil: “lau...
Elise Allen
Advent and the 'Great Paradigm Shift'
there is an old story told about the dilemma of a monkey reaching down through the narrow neck of a glass jar to grab the alluring beads con...
Gavin Ashenden
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