Newsroom

The week's reporting from across the Catholic world — what happened, who said what, and what it means.

Meanwhile: A papal house goes on the market

a 15-bedroom villa that used to belong to the family of pope leo xii can be yours for a mere £626,000. the villa leone, in castiglioni, marc...

Staff writers

The best of the web: A school's ethos, an alt-right danger, early Christmas

a poor school with the strength of faith for more than 100 years, wrote ray domanico at city journal, “all hallows high school in the south ...

Staff writers

The week ahead: General election, the Immaculate Conception, St Faustina

britain goes to the polls on thursday, december 12, with most pollsters predicting a conservative victory while others forecast a hung parli...

Staff writers

Overlooked: Cardinal Becciu denies links with hospital deal

what happened? a former senior official at the vatican secretariat of state has strongly denied a series of claims about his involvement wit...

Staff writers

The big story: Argentine priests jailed for more than 40 years

what happened? two priests have been jailed for more than 40 years each for raping and sexually abusing deaf children at a school in argenti...

Staff writers

Schönborn's soberingly honest reflection

it is not often that a cardinal gives a speech that sends shockwaves through the catholic church. but that was what happened when cardinal c...

The Catholic Herald

December 6, 2019

The Catholic Herald

The week in quotations

i was amazed that the false accusation ... was already known to him bishop nicholas dimarzio, who denies abuse allegations, on being in a me...

The Catholic Herald

The big story: Manifesto launch puts spotlight on abortion

the big story ✣ manifesto launch puts spotlight on abortion what happened? britain’s political parties have released their manifestos, ahead...

The Catholic Herald

World news: from Boston to Bangui

peoria, illinois archbishop sheen beatification date announced archbishop fulton sheen will be beatified on december 21, the diocese of peor...

The Catholic Herald

Could financial scandal isolate the Holy See?

the holy see is caught in a financial scandal that has seen it suspended from the information-sharing network of the world’s premier financi...

Christopher R. Altieri

Chick-fil-A chickens out of the culture war

it’s been a tough year for conservatives who hope to have champions in the world of business and entertainment. it began with taylor swift, ...

Jordan Bloom

November 29, 2019

The Catholic Herald

November 22, 2019

The Catholic Herald

The new president of the US bishops has a broad appeal

archbishop josé gómez of los angeles was elected president of the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) at the bishops’ gener...

Jordan Bloom

Confessional secrecy could be under threat. It must be defended

the seal of confession has long been a matter of public controversy. but catholics, especially priests, have shown a remarkable solidarity i...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

The murder of a priest raises fears for Syria's Christians

violence this month in syria has raised the spectre of renewed islamist persecution against christians, especially in the north-east&nb...

John Pontifex

Quotes of the Week

i pray that the destructive power of nuclear weapons will never be unleashed again in human history pope francis video message ahead of his ...

Staff writers

Meanwhile: A few new sins

the catechism may soon have a few more sins in it. pope francis has said that, inspired by final document of the amazon synod, he is conside...

Staff writers

Overlooked: Chinese bishop ‘on the run’ from police

what happened?   a chinese bishop is reportedly “on the run” from police who are trying to force him to join a government-run organisat...

Staff writers

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.