Catholic Church

Priests are shepherds we need, chosen by and mystically united to Christ

‘in christ jesus, you that used to be so far apart from us have been brought very close, by the blood of christ.’ (ephesians 2:13) in sunday...
Fr David Howell

Less-considered ‘Problem of Good’ highlighted by anniversary of young priest executed by Nazis

when i was in graduate school many moons ago, a professor began to lead us through what appeared was going to be a discussion of the well-kn...
John L Allen

Murdered Catholic MP Sir David Amess honoured with seafront statue

a statue of murdered catholic politician sir david amess has been unveiled his former constituency town of southend. sir david, the conserva...
Simon Caldwell

Stephen Cottrell now C of E's temporary leader after Welby’s final day

the most rev stephen cottrell assumed temporary leadership of the church of england on 7 january 2025. the c of e's archbishop of york will ...
The Catholic Herald

Traditionalist SSPX group distances itself from Viganò and schism comparisons

the breakaway traditionalist society of saint pius x has distanced itself from an italian archbishop and former vatican envoy to the united ...
Elise Allen

Ireland's bishops criticise proposed changes in upcoming referendums

the irish catholic bishops’ conference has released a statement highlighting their concerns about two important referendums in ireland ...
The Catholic Herald

Pakistan's first saint?

akash bashir, a 20-year-old volunteer security guard, sacrificed himself when he blocked a suicide bomber from entering st john’s catholic c...
Amy Balog

Football icon Ronaldo Nazário baptised and welcomed into Catholic Church

international football star ronaldo nazário was baptised on tuesday 12 september in his home country of brazil. announcing on his instagram ...
Tom Colsy

Bishop of Shrewsbury creates Eucharistic shrine for prayer for priests and vocations

the bishop of shrewsbury has inaugurated an historic stockport church as a eucharistic shrine of perpetual adoration in a major initiative o...
Simon Caldwell

German bishops are failing to defend the faith

arriving in regensburg from stockholm, the pandemic was omnipresent. even at st wolfgang’s, the 19th-century seminary building where i met g...
Karl Gustel Warnberg