Catholic Church

Trump Mar-a-Lago club hosts Catholic bash for St Joseph's Day

hundreds of catholics gathered at mar-a-lago, president donald trump’s famous palm beach private club and residence, for a prayer and fellow...
Thomas Edwards

Pope releases World Prayer Day for Vocations message early

in perhaps another sign that he is not willing to be limited by his hospital bed, pope francis has released his prepared message for the for...
The Catholic Herald

Baghdad’s forgotten British-built church is kept open by one Iraqi Christian's dedication

in a baghdad neighbourhood famous for a shia muslim pilgrimage, there stands a tiny whitewashed catholic church, lovingly brought back to li...
Tom Westcott

What Cardinal Roche gets wrong about the Traditional Latin Mass

i was interested to hear cardinal arthur roche's reflections in his recent catholic herald interview marking his golden jubilee, particularl...
ColmcilleCarberry

Rector of Rio’s Christ the Redeemer calls for changes after tourist death

a brazilian tourist died during a visit to the christ the redeemer monument in rio de janeiro on 16 march, reportedly due to the lack of med...
EduardoCamposLima

Pope Francis is recovering… what happens now?

catholics around the world will have been delighted at the news that pope francis is now recovering from his ailments. progress has been slo...
Miles Pattenden

The moral price of our energy: Armenia's Christians and Catholic conscience

when mother teresa spoke of "the hunger for love", she reminded us that our faith demands we recognise christ in the suffering of others. to...
Paul Polman

As Vatican calls for implementation of Synod on Synodality, internal resistance to change is palpable

rome – in the heart of st peter’s square, where every night for the past month the roman curia has been staging a rosary for pope francis, t...
Elise Allen

Oregon's day of thanksgiving for abortion up to birth draws flak from archbishop

an annual day dedicated in thanksgiving for abortion up to birth has met with severe criticism from an american archbishop. following a proc...
John Lavenburg

Bishop pleads for reopening of Nigerian Catholic schools closed for Ramadan

a nigerian bishop has pleaded for catholic schools in the north of the country to be reopened after their sudden and unprecedented closure f...
John Pontifex