Catholic Church

the campaign to “repeal the 8th” – that is, the bit of the irish constitution that explicitly gives protection to the unborn child – is well...

Melanie McDonagh

it was easy for the many people who didn’t approve of brian sewell to dismiss him as a comic figure because he spoke in that funny voice. ye...

Richard Ingrams

the church in germany has strong institutions that contribute much to society, but christianity is much bigger than its institutions, t...

Catholic Herald View

the vatican has signalled that a space has been left in the year of mercy calendar in september for the possible canonisation of mother...

Catholic Herald View

pope francis has sent video messages to the three african countries he is scheduled to visit this week. in his message for the central ...

Catholic Herald View

salford diocese has announced plans to cut the number of parishes from 150 to 75. the proposal was made in a report issued by bishop jo...

Catholic Herald View

an advertisement by the church of england that features the lord’s prayer will not be shown in three major cinema chains because of fea...

Catholic Herald View

a man has been brutally assaulted by a gang in bradford after converting from islam to christianity. father-of-six nissar hussain was l...

Catholic Herald View

both the high and the low points of my week were catholic. i experienced the high point watching bbc iplayer on my computer, slumped on the ...

Andy Leisinger

a bright child perhaps no one else in history has done more to serve the poor than st vincent de paul. he is venerated by both the catholic ...

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