Catholic Church

TV star Chris Packham portrayed as St Francis to mark Earth Day

the popular tv presenter chris packham has been depicted as st francis of assisi in a portrait that is described as celebrating him as a “li...
The Catholic Herald

Leo XIV on Christian East and conflict: 'Let us meet, let us talk, let us negotiate!'

pope leo xiv has discussed how vital the christian east is both for the catholic church and for the whole world, and said that the holy see ...
Charles Collins

Cardinal Müller hails Chartres pilgrimage as a bold witness in a post-Christian age

cardinal gerhard ludwig müller has discussed the famous pilgrimage from paris to chartres and its increasing popularity, especially among ca...
The Catholic Herald

British ambassador: ‘the papacy just does soft power’

british ambassador to the holy see chris trott has voiced excitement over the recent election of pope leo xiv and has said he is looking for...
Elise Allen

New route launched for Blessed Sacrament pilgrimage across US

the national eucharistic congress has announced the official launch of the st. katharine drexel route from indianapolis to los angeles. the ...
The Catholic Herald

Assisted suicide closer in Scotland after parliament backs bill in 'seismic vote'

a bill facilitating assisted suicide through the nhs in scotland has passed its first stage in the legislative process toward becoming law a...
The Catholic Herald

Leo XIV: the pontiff both left and right can applaud

there was palpable confusion when robert francis prevost stepped out on the loggia. a scramble to discern what sort of pontificate the catho...
Tom Colsy

Archbishop Gänswein on Pope Leo XIV: ‘This Pope inspires hope, hope, hope’

archbishop georg gänswein, the former prefect of the papal household, described the results of the recent papal conclave as marking the begi...
Tom Colsy

US bishops highlight pornography’s grip on a lonely, digital society

the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) has released a ten-year anniversary preface to its document on the harms of pornogr...
Thomas Edwards

Our Lady of Fátima: observing the centenary of the First Five Saturdays devotion

just over a century ago, between may and october 1917, our lady appeared at fátima in portugal, at the height of world war i – as europe was...
Donal Anthony Foley