Catholic Church

Lighting the way for the world

on saturday night a patch of land outside kraków became a field of light. from a distance, the field had a mellow glow. up close, you could ...

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In brief

abuse claim against cardinal thrown out a french prosecutor has thrown out the case of a cardinal under investigation for alleged failure to...

French Muslims go to Mass in show of unity

in a gesture of solidarity following the killing of a french priest, muslims attended mass in churches and cathedrals across france and ital...

In brief

two schoolboys arrested over fire two schoolboys have been arrested on suspicion of arson after st joseph’s church in basingstoke was set on...

Mary’s Meals starts Malawi appeal

the uk charity mary’s meals, closely linked to the church, has launched crisis in malawi, an urgent appeal to help lessen the devastating im...

Pictures of the Week

1 participants at an international conference on human trafficking held by the medaille trust in bled, slovenia. 2 a booklet in honour of th...

The Catholic Herald

August 7 to August 13

bishop arnold (salford) mon: meetings, wardley hall. tue: private engagements, wardley hall. wed: ordination mass, ampleforth abbey, 11.30am...

The Catholic Herald

Activist goes from Burmese prison to priesthood

a human rights activist who was jailed for more than a year in burma has been ordained as a catholic priest. fr james mawdsley was freed in ...

Pope Francis at WYD: In Quotations

‘don’t be couch potatoes’ “god wants something from you. god hopes in you. god comes to break down all our fences. he comes to open the door...

Francis pays silent tribute to Holocaust dead

sitting with head bowed and eyes closed, pope francis has paid silent tribute to the victims of one of the worst atrocities of the 20th cent...