Catholic Church

Corpus Christi, the perfect antidote to rebellious pride

whatever heaven might consist of, i’m hoping for some to some exciting and informative theological conversations. at the top of my list is a...
Gavin Ashenden

The 80th anniversary of D-Day is a moment for both gratitude and apprehension

i sit in one of the dives on fifty-second street uncertain and afraid as the clever hopes expire of a low dishonest decade..." so begins wh ...
Flora Watkins

Biden’s new border restrictions 'dangerous, immoral and illegal', Catholic leaders say

new york – catholic leaders have said that president joe biden's new executive actions which will limit illegal immigration in order to gain...
johnlavenburg

Pope writes preface for book by LGBT-rights activist Fr James Martin

pope francis has written a preface for a new book by one of the catholic church’s most prominent apologists for the global gay rights moveme...
Simon Caldwell

Taking stock of the thuribles and ‘accidents of grace’ that descended on central London

after an unusually cold and dark start to the weekend in london, the sunday of 2 june proved welcomingly warm and sunny. the favourable turn...
Robert Stephenson Padron

Church reminds Mexico’s new president of promises she made

claudia sheinbaum’s landslide electoral victory over xóchitl gálvez on 2 june has transformed the former mexico city mayor into the country’...
EduardoCamposLima

Pope sends sympathetic response to young man rejected from seminary for being gay

reports that pope francis has corresponded with a young man who claimed he was rejected from seminary for being gay have gained resonance du...
The Catholic Herald

Special report: Pilgrimage industry on its knees in Holy Land

navigating the old city of jerusalem is usually a challenge. the narrow, labyrinthine streets are typically crowded with pilgrims and touris...
CaitlinKelly

Letters to the Editor: Please pray for Canada as it slides into dystopia

care in canada sir – in relation to what is happening regarding assisted dying in canada, simon caldwell is right to note that “no-one ever ...
Catholic Herald Readers

Attempting to to get into the spirit at Our Lady of Montserrat

‘i hope that you are paying your regards to the black madonna!” exclaimed one of our priest writers, when he learned that i was spending my ...
Serenhedd James