Catholic Church

Bearing witness on back-to-back Caminos

as the litany of the saints reverberated down rúa do franco, i couldn’t have felt more self-conscious. it sounded like there was some latter...
James Jeffrey

Texas priest who slandered Pope Francis removed by San Antonio archbishop

new york – a priest in texas who recently called pope francis a “usurper” has had his faculties for public ministry removed by archbishop gu...
johnlavenburg

What Benedict XVI meant to me and my sisters

i was in our community chapel, just before mass, when i received a message that pope emeritus benedict xvi had died. my immediate reaction w...
Mother Winsome

The Church and the Crown: Catholicism and the English Monarchy

after four and a half centuries, is all at last forgiven? in east hendred in oxfordshire a catholic church and presbytery sit opposite each ...
Serenhedd James

There is a wealth of peaceful, prayerful heritage in the old churches across our land

within a day’s hike from my house in a quiet corner of kent, there are at least four ruined or abandoned chapels. my father, a retired angli...
Niall Gooch

Pope's Synod media blackout backfires as Cardinal Zen is handed a platform

rome – yesterday’s big news out of the synod of bishops really did come from outside, i.e., it didn’t emanate from within the paul vi audien...
John L Allen

From the vault: Eire Anois Of Patrick's bell, crozier, goat, penance, hymn and fire

this piece b y terence j. sheehy originally appeared in the 16 march 1973 issue of the catholic herald, and is lightly edited here for clari...
Terence J. Sheehy

Concerns mount for six Sisters kidnapped in Haiti

it has been confirmed that six religious sisters were kidnapped by armed assailants in haiti on 19 january. the abduction took place in...
The Catholic Herald

Bishop Mark Davies welcomes Pope’s new encyclical on Sacred Heart of Jesus as a ‘great gift’

the bishop of shrewsbury has praised pope francis’ fourth encyclical letter  dilexit nos , welcoming the pope's reflections on the sacr...
The Catholic Herald

Parish church destroyed and 65 Catholic schools forced to close by LA wildfires

corpus christi catholic church in the suburb of pacific palisades has been destroyed by one of the wildfires rampaging over los angeles. the...
Thomas Edwards