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2001 Vatican document: bishops cannot compel priests to include female altar servers
a 2001 vatican ruling has resurfaced, confirming that bishops cannot require priests to use female altar servers. the letter, issued by the ...
Thomas Edwards
First stamps of Pope Leo XIV’s pontificate released
on 27 may 2025, the vatican's philatelic and numismatic office released its first official postage stamps featuring pope leo xiv. the series...
The Catholic Herald
Brazilian nuns go viral after beatboxing on Catholic TV
sisters marizele cassiano and marisa de paula, two brazilian nuns from the copiosa redenção congregation, have gone viral after an impromptu...
Thomas Edwards
Cardinal Vincent Nichols on electing Pope Leo XIV
the election of pope leo xiv came at the end of my first and last conclave. having been made a cardinal by pope francis in 2014, i had never...
Cardinal Vincent Nichols
Can Holy Communion be gluten-free? One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions
concerned catholic : after several months of severe illness, i have been diagnosed with coeliac disease. my consultant has told me to ...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Leo XIV faces test of Vatican justice in Becciu meeting fallout
rome – for the outside world, it is perhaps pope leo xiv’s pleas for ceasefires in gaza and ukraine that have drawn the most attention since...
John L Allen
‘Abba’: The word that changed the world
“i made known to them your name, and i will continue to make it known” (john 17:26). in sunday’s gospel, jesus describes a key aspect of his...
Fr David Howell
Court grants surrogacy order to 72-year-olds
a british couple aged 72 have been awarded a parental order for a child born through a commercial surrogacy arrangement in california, promp...
The Catholic Herald
Douglas Murray, Jordan Peterson and the theology of death cults
what we believe about the existence of good and evil – but perhaps especially evil – shapes the map of the world we hold in our heads. conve...
Gavin Ashenden
INTERVIEW: Jane Heffernan, the woman who saved Catholic schools in East London
few people have made a greater impact on catholic education in the united kingdom than jane heffernan. with almost 25 years of experience in...
Thomas Edwards
Leo XIV visits papal summer residence unused by Pope Francis
rome – pope leo xiv has made a surprise visit to castel gandolfo, the traditional papal summer residence that was unused by pope francis. ac...
The Catholic Herald
Government criticised for rating assisted suicide law by cash saved in patient deaths
bioethicists have severely criticised a “truly sinister” government impact assessment of the assisted suicide bill for focusing on the money...
Simon Caldwell
Hundreds sue over contraceptive injections linked to deadly brain tumours
hundreds of women in america and the uk are planning legal action after a contraceptive jab left them at risk of developing potentially leth...
Simon Caldwell
'This is horror': Thirty-six Nigerian Christians murdered in three-day bloodbath
dozens of christians have been murdered in attacks on settlements in nigeria’s middle belt by militant members of the fulani herder communit...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Leo appoints new head at divided Pontifical Academy for Life
the pontifical academy for life (pav) has announced that monsignor renzo pegoraro, who previously served as chancellor of the academy, meani...
Elise Allen
French assisted suicide Bill advances to Senate
french mps have approved a bill to legalise assisted suicide in the country. the legislation, which was voted through on 27 may in the natio...
The Catholic Herald
Britain's high, holy and failing days: the relevance of Ss Augustine and Bede today
if you were a british christian living in the 6th century, you would have had enough reason to feel abandoned by god. the roman legions had ...
Thomas Casemore
Pope makes baseball fans proud by catching doll thrown from crowd
pope leo xiv has demonstrated his us roots as an ardent white sox baseball fan after making a one-handed catch of a cloth doll thrown at him...
The Catholic Herald
Scotland sees 80 per cent rise in abortions for unborn babies with Down’s syndrome
last year saw a 15 per cent increase in abortions for babies with down’s syndrome in scotland, according to new figures. public health scotl...
The Catholic Herald
Rebel nuns with no time for Vatican II embrace entrepreneurism to survive
rocio opens the door. “there’s nothing left in the shop and the others are still clearing up lunch. they can’t talk now and we haven’t eaten...
Julia Hayley
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