Catholic Church

Philippines gripped by online gambling crisis, says cardinal

filipino cardinal pablo virgilio david has denounced online gambling as the cause of  “a new mental health crisis” in the philippines. ...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Nichols: We will close Catholic hospices and care homes if MPs vote for assisted suicide

dozens of catholic hospices and care homes could be forced to close if mps vote in favour of assisted suicide today, cardinal vincent nichol...
Simon Caldwell

Art of Friendship: Mainie Jellett and Evie Hone in Dublin

mainie jellett and evie hone, two artists celebrated in an exhibition at the national gallery of ireland in dublin were christian modernists...
Melanie McDonagh

'The Eucharist is our greatest treasure'

in his sermon at a pontifical mass on 11 june 2025 at northampton cathedral, bishop athanasius schneider described the holy mass as the eter...
The Catholic Herald

I believe in one God: unpacking the first article of the Nicene Creed

every sunday we say or sing at mass a text first formulated in 325 at the first council of nicaea, in a slightly expanded form adopted at th...
Eamon Duffy

LA archbishop decries migrant crackdown as 'punishment'

president donald trump’s policies on immigration “is not policy, it is punishment”, los angeles archbishop josé gómez has said. last week, t...
Charles Collins

MPs vote for abortion up to and during birth

the house of commons has voted for abortion up to and during birth. a hijacking amendment at report stage of the crime and policing bill to ...
Simon Caldwell

Liverpool's Catholic cathedral upgraded to Grade I listed status

the government has awarded the metropolitan cathedral of christ the king in liverpool grade i listed status following advice from historic e...
The Catholic Herald

Leo reclaims Castel Gandolfo as papal summer residence

rome – reviving a tradition that reaches back to the 1600s, pope leo will spend most of july and at least part of august at the papal summer...
John L Allen

A thousand medics call on MPs to oppose abortion up to birth

more than 1,000 medical professionals have called on mps to oppose two abortion up to birth amendments that have been tabled to the governme...
The Catholic Herald