Catholic Church

The long and faithful history of Our Lady of the Assumption and St Gregory, Warwick Street:

the importance of the church of our lady of the assumption and st gregory in the history of catholicism in london over the past three centur...

Monsignor Keith Newton

Leader of US bishops congratulates Trump and commends democratic system

the leader of the united states catholic bishops' conference has published a statement of congratulations addressed to president-elect donal...

Everything up in the air as bitterest of US elections begins

austin, texas - both yesterday and today there been nothing about the us election on the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb...

The 'horrifying', 'brutal' and unspoken truth of what assisted suicide is really like

rather predictably, lord carey of clifton, the former archbishop of canterbury, has popped up in the debate on assisted suicide to repeat a ...

Assisted suicide will hurt us all, says Leeds Bishop

the bishop of leeds has today urged the people of his diocese to ask their mps to vote against assisted suicide, warning that assisted suici...

Olenka Hamilton

Ghana bishops call for end to 'witch camps'

yaoundé, cameroon – a catholic bishop in ghana has called on catholics in the african nation to go beyond simply providing charity to indivi...

Ngala Chimton / Crux

Opening the Bible for spiritual growth

there are many and various ways for us to approach and encounter god. there is no one means of prayer has a monopoly over our journey to god...

Fr Jeffrey Kirby C

In search of the late Brother Harold: paying a visit to England’s oldest hermit

it first occurred to me to visit shepherd’s law last october, though it beats me why i never thought of it before. something jogged my mind ...

Letter from the Editor: Assisted suicide and broader change

much has happened since the catholic herald last landed on doormats, as my predecessor william cash writes in this month’s diary. i tra...

Serenhedd James

Veteran appeals abortion thought-crime rap as CPS allows discreet prayers

an army veteran prosecuted after he prayed silently outside an abortion clinic is to appeal against his conviction. adam smith-connor was la...