Catholic Church

Theodore McCarrick is dead, and his ghost haunts the Church

i remember the first time i heard about then-cardinal theodore mccarrick sharing a bed with young seminarians.  it was 2002, and i was ...
Crux Staff

Is my son called to the priesthood? One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions

concerned catholic : as his mother, i always saw something special in adrian. i never had to force him to go to mass; he continued altar ser...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis appoints Bishop John Sherrington as new Archbishop of Liverpool

pope francis has appointed bishop john sherrington as archbishop of liverpool. archbishop-elect sherrington will become the tenth archbishop...
Thomas Edwards

Love your mugger

faith challenges our natural human instinct for justice and revenge my son warned me how i would feel after having had my phone snatched in ...
Gavin Ashenden

Disgraced former cardinal Theodore McCarrick dies at 94

the disgraced former cardinal and archbishop of washington who spent decades moving in the highest circles of the catholic church before bei...
The Catholic Herald

Francis Hoyland: a lifelong passion for painting and for tracing the Life of Christ

my mother was a painter, and i grew up with her pictures all round me. as soon as i could use them, i was given a lot of paints – and from t...
Francis Hoyland

Haitian mob hunts down and murders religious Sisters

two religious sisters were among those brutally killed when an armed gang ran riot near haitian capital port-au-prince. sisters evanette one...
Amy Balog

Holy Land is tired of war, says Jerusalem bishop as he begs MPs to work for peace

a catholic leader from the holy land has appealed to uk parliamentarians to bring about peace. at a packed cross-party meeting in the uk par...
The Catholic Herald

Education Secretary praises male teachers at Liverpool Catholic school

a british government minister’s call for more male teachers in schools referenced a catholic school as an example. education secretary bridg...
Charles Collins

Vatican declares heroic Brazilian priest 'Venerable'

são paulo – a major folk saint in the northeastern part of brazil, 19th-century padre (father) ibiapina was officially declared venerable by...
EduardoCamposLima