Catholic Church

Pope Francis calls on Poles to show compassion to migrants

Francis has arrived in Poland at the start of World Youth Day 2016

Junno Arocho Esteves

Former Catholic Herald editor Gerard Noel dies aged 89

He was the only person ever to have edited the publication twice

Catholics praised for coming to the aid of slaves held at sea

The Catholic Church has been commended by a US official over its response to caring for the needs of fishermen kept as slaves

Cologne cathedral hires lawyer to stop Pokemon players

The latest gaming craze is proving an annoyance at the German Cathedral

Associated Press

Pope Francis: 'The world is at war, but it is not a war of religions'

The Pope spoke to reporters on his flight to Poland for World Youth Day

Bruce Willis quoted in new youth guide to Catholic social teaching

The book, also available as an app, includes chapters on God’s providence, the family, and economics

Stoicism and Sacrifice: the call of a parish priest

Fr Jacques Hamel was one of the legions of humble and unassuming parish priests who offer their whole lives to Christ

Francis Phillips

Normandy hostages forced to film murdered priest

Hostages say they were held at gunpoint and made to film the body Fr Jacques Hamel

Associated Press

Fr Hamel was martyred 'in odium fidei', says Archbishop Fisher

Archbishop Fisher called for solidarity with other religions, and said the attackers targeted the Christian faith

There is a solution to the Islamist threat to Europe

And it can be found inside the Basilica of Sacré-Coeur in Paris

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith