Catholic Church

Cardinal Bo laments 'wounded world' and a Holy Week scarred by ‘devastating toll of conflict’

cardinal charles bo has said that this year christians mark holy week reflecting on the “devastating toll of conflict even in the birthplace...

Nirmala Carvalho

Let the debate on assisted suicide and euthanasia focus on the facts, not the propaganda

keir starmer, the leader of the labour party and the man on course to be the next prime minister, has committed himself to bringing forward ...

Southwark archbishop: Catholics must fight 'aggressive' euthanasia campaign

the archbishop of southwark has urged catholics to write to their mps to ask them to resist any changes to the laws prohibiting assisted sui...

What St Paul really meant: Into the Heart of Romans, by NT Wright

into the heart of romans nt wright spck publishing, £19.99, 224 pages british scholar and anglican clergyman nt wright (who as bishop of dur...

Everything in London has changed, except the familiar scents of the Oratory

it has taken two-and-a-half years, but i have finally crossed the rubicon and feel a stranger in the city that was home for more than two de...

Normal Women: 900 years of women making history, by Philippa Gregory

normal women: 900 years of women making history philippa gregory william collins, £25, 688 pages shortly after i finished reading normal wom...

Vatican finally reins in German bishops over 'schismatic' synodal agenda

rome – the vatican has reined in the german bishops amid proposals to break from church unity on innovations such as women priests, married ...

The Catholic Herald

Assisted suicide Bill threatens 'most fragile people', French bishops warn Macron

rome – after french president emmanuel macron’s recent announcement of new legislation that would allow adults facing terminal illnesses to ...

The new 'Mass of the Ages' film is an emotionally charged must-watch for Catholics

the new "mass of the ages" film released on youtube on 19 march – and the third in a trilogy about the latin mass – is the most moving yet. ...

El Paso bishop on Texas migrant shelter and federal failures: ‘Rhetoric always ramps up’ during election season

in bishop mark seitz’s initial response to an attempt by the state of texas to shut down a catholic migrant shelter in el paso, he noted how...