Catholic Church

Bishop Schneider urges Apostolic Constitution to settle Latin Mass dispute

Bishop Athanasius Schneider has revealed that he personally urged Pope Leo XIV to issue an Apostolic Constitution to bring clarity and stability to the regulation of the Traditional Latin Mass.
Niwa Limbu

Church mobilises after deadly train crash

Following a fatal train crash in southern Spain, the local Church has stepped in to offer pastoral care, sacraments, and support to grieving families
The Catholic Herald

The Catholic Church in Ireland must let go of its schools

The Catholic Church is by far the largest provider of education in Ireland. For the good of the Faith, that must now come to an end
Ruadhan Jones

Ireland’s vanishing families

The Iona Institute warns that Ireland is hurtling into demographic disaster
The Catholic Herald

What does the Court of Cassation ruling mean?

A decision by Vatican City’s highest court has reshaped the next phase of a landmark financial case
The Catholic Herald

Three nights in a German monastery will do you the world of good

The serene calmness of a monastic order is the perfect antidote to the frazzled state of the world – and of your head
James Jeffrey

Acedia: how to overcome spiritual sloth

Often mistaken for laziness, acedia is a deeper spiritual sadness that distorts our sense of vocation, drains our energy and tempts us to flee the demands of love, prayer and perseverance
David Hahn

Exclusive: Diocese of Charlotte reacts to first Sunday after altar rail ban

Laity and diocesan staff in the Diocese of Charlotte speak out following the first Sunday under the altar rail ban
Niwa Limbu

St Marguerite-Marie and the heart of Christ

The life of St Marguerite-Marie Alacoque was marked by suffering, obedience and profound intimacy with Christ, whose Sacred Heart she was chosen to make known to the Church
Véronique Jacquier

Germany’s “slime Mass” apology exposes deeper fault lines in the Church

A controversial televised Christmas Eve Mass from Stuttgart has forced a German diocese into a public apology, but the fallout points to a deeper crisis over liturgy, authority and theology in the German Church
The Catholic Herald