Catholic Church

Despite progress US bishops must remain wary of ‘complacency’ over child abuse, concludes Review Board

while the us church has made substantial progress in addressing the abuse of children there remains a risk of complacency creeping in, the u...
johnlavenburg

The curse of constant communication: Why can’t we just interact in person?

at about midnight, after a sleepless two hours of lying in bed listening to my baby coughing in his sleep over the monitor, i decided it was...
Olenka Hamilton

Leading Dublin church cancels concert by gay choir over concerns about ‘Pride’ affiliation

the authorities at dublin’s prestigious st andrew’s church of westland row are defending their decision to cancel a concert that was due to ...
DeclanMcSweeney

The remarkable day that showed why every pope is a star

rome – friday was among the most remarkable single days in the entire pope francis era, and given the way this papacy has generated non-stop...
John L Allen

Pakistani Church leaders demand swift action after lynch mob murder of elderly Christian

christians in pakistan have demanded punjab officials bring to justice the perpetrators of the brutal lynch mob murder of nazir gill masih i...
The Catholic Herald

US bishops must re-commit themselves to 'Eucharistic revival'

new york – in an address to more or less open the first public session of the u.s. bishops’ conference spring general assembly on june 13, c...
John Lavenburg

Boston archdiocese starts work on affordable housing complex

new york – the archdiocese of boston and governor’s office have broken ground on what will be a community of more than a dozen affordable ho...
johnlavenburg

Mexican Church speaks out against US ban on asylum claims

são paulo, brazil – after president joe biden’s new directive on asylum claims on the border with mexico made it even more difficult for ref...
EduardoCamposLima

The chilling story of how eugenic theory, and later IVF, was pioneered in Britain

last month, a public opinion survey led by harvard medical school researchers  found  that three out of four adults supported pre-...
Anthony McCarthy

Interview from the archive: Malcolm and Kitty Muggeridge on their reception into the Church after ‘glimpses of the infinite’

10th december 1982 malcolm and kitty muggeridge joined the church ten days ago. christopher howse meets them in their sussex home. kitty mug...
The Catholic Herald