Catholic Church

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...

Cardinal makes Red Wednesday video plea for persecuted Church

cardinal vincent nichols has recorded a statement calling on people to get involved in a catholic charity’s initiative supporting persecuted...

Let's thank our martyrs on this Feast of All Saints

this wonderful feast of all saints brings me in gratitude to the example of one particular group – our own douai martyrs. their example has ...

New archbishop installed in Boston

new york – with three knocks on the door of the cathedral of the holy cross just after 1.30pm yesterday, archbishop richard henning began hi...