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The conundrum of having to 'chew' Jesus

“how can this man give us his flesh to eat?” (john 6:52) in the gospel on sunday 18 august, jesus does not answer this question from his fol...

Fr David Howell

We ought to be aware of how the Holy Spirit prays in and through us

the prayers of supplication include petition. there are many and various different forms of petition. as we look at the sacred scriptures, w...

Fr Jeffrey Kirby C

Army chaplain stabbed in potential terrorist attack in Ireland

a catholic army chaplain has been stabbed in ireland in an attack which may have had a terrorist motive. father paul murphy, who is in his e...

DeclanMcSweeney

EXCLUSIVE: Vatican wrong to open door to euthanasia, says LCP whistleblower

the doctor who blew the whistle on abuses carried out under the notorious liverpool care pathway (lcp) has warned catholics that new guidanc...

Summer reads recommended by the Catholic Herald (Part 1)

it’s that time of year again, hence we asked a number of the herald’s friends and contributors to share with readers those books, whether ol...

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal cautions US Catholics on temptation to 'disengage from politics'; reminds them of 'duty' to participate and 'bring light to our nation'

cardinal joseph tobin had reminded us catholics of their duty to actively participate in the political process no matter how off putting the...

Saints upset people: the cause of World War II heroine Sybil Kathigasu

saints upset people. it is surely impossible to live a life of heroic virtue without igniting the wrath of the wicked. even the relatively g...

Rise of AI is ‘evangelical moment’ for Catholicism: a time to endorse and resist

an expert in the realm of artificial intelligence describes the increasing prominence of ai an “evangelical moment” for catholicism, in whic...

Interview: Richard Demarco on the Church, the arts, and the Edinburgh Festival

the first time i interviewed richard demarco was in the late 1980s; we were walking up edinburgh’s royal mile during the festival. he sudden...

The Pontifical Academy for Life and the wisdom of perspective on end-of-life care

demonstrators pray for terri schiavo outside a courthouse in march 2005 . ap rome – hard cases, as the famous legal maxim holds, make bad la...