The Catholic Herald

The Church tilts south

With both the Pope and the Jesuit superior general now hailing from Latin America, the centre of Catholic gravity has truly shifted

Andrew Chesnut

How can we elevate the level of public debate?

A book by former director-general of the BBC, Mark Thompson, makes a case for the importance of rediscovering a shared language

Francis Phillips

Dialogue is the key to progress, Pope tells Azerbaijanis

Francis meets President Ilham Aliyev at end of three-day trip

Cindy Wooden

Dialogue, not trigger warnings, will help us relate to each other

We should be wary of well-meaning attempts to regulate speech - even when they're supposed to protect Catholics

Dr David Cowan

End of life care is in desperate need of spiritual renewal

In modern society, fear of God has been replaced by fear of death

Francis Phillips

What Catholics should bear in mind about immigration

As Theresa May prepares a Brexit plan, the subject will be the focus of much debate

David O'Mahony

Podcast: Is the Catholic Church really shrinking across the world?

Tune in and find out what's really happening in the Catholic Church

Madeleine Teahan

It’s our fault the young are leaving

after perusing the latest pew study on why young people are leaving the active practice of christianity, i confess that i just sighed in exa...

Bishop Robert Barron

Jesus forgives even the greatest of sinners, Pope tells general audience

Pope Francis reminded the faithful gathered in the rain that Jesus' mercy covers all sin

Catholic News Service

How Herbert McCabe taught me to pray

there are some people, lucky things, whose prayers are nearly always heard. a friend of mine, herbert mccabe, a distinguished dominican theo...

Melanie McDonagh

Television: Addictive prison drama that offers no escape

i’ve always imagined i’d flourish in prison. think noël coward in the italian job: a natural leader. i’d soon find myself planning bank robb...

Tim Stanley

Mary Kenny: Leadsom in the lion’s den

when we were young feminists we used to chant the slogan “the personal is political”, but now i’ve come to believe that the personal shouldn...

Mary Kenny

Did GK Chesterton really predict Brexit?

Since Friday, Chesterton's prophecy of popular uprising has been quoted everywhere

Dan Hitchens

Reason is the loser in our political age of overblown symbolism

Last week's gun control sit-in highlights how one side of the culture war has successfully linked its opinions to the most contentious periods in US history

Robert Wargas

Britain must reconnect with its Christian roots to heal post-referendum divisions

St John Paul II once pleaded with the EU to recognise its Christian traditions, but unfortunately his appeal fell on deaf ears

Francis Phillips

Why did the secular press get the pope so wrong about condoms?

They were not helped by the claims of some Catholics that Catholic teaching on sexuality was collapsing

William Oddie

Lockerbie priest calls for comprehensive inquiry

The priest who served in Lockerbie, Dumfries and Galloway has urged Americans who lost family members in the 1988 attack to call for a new investigation

Nigel Burnham

Peter Seewald: 'I know of few young people so alive, so curious and so modern as the Pope'

The German author talks about his hugely anticipated book, Light of the World

Edward Pentin

Debate: Does the next Pope need to be a CEO who can reform the Curia?

Or should the priority instead be on holiness and authoritative teaching?

The Catholic Herald

Like everyone else 30 years ago, the Church failed to understand paedophilia

Some respected campaigners even regarded it as a civil right

William Oddie

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Columns

The Church tilts south

How can we elevate the level of public debate?

Dialogue is the key to progress, Pope tells Azerbaijanis

Dialogue, not trigger warnings, will help us relate to each other

End of life care is in desperate need of spiritual renewal

What Catholics should bear in mind about immigration

Podcast: Is the Catholic Church really shrinking across the world?

It’s our fault the young are leaving

Jesus forgives even the greatest of sinners, Pope tells general audience

How Herbert McCabe taught me to pray

Television: Addictive prison drama that offers no escape

Mary Kenny: Leadsom in the lion’s den

Did GK Chesterton really predict Brexit?

Reason is the loser in our political age of overblown symbolism

Britain must reconnect with its Christian roots to heal post-referendum divisions

Why did the secular press get the pope so wrong about condoms?

Lockerbie priest calls for comprehensive inquiry

Peter Seewald: 'I know of few young people so alive, so curious and so modern as the Pope'

Debate: Does the next Pope need to be a CEO who can reform the Curia?

Like everyone else 30 years ago, the Church failed to understand paedophilia

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