Catholic Church

A 'moment of heaven': Forty Hours Adoration at the Brompton Oratory

on tuesday i went to heaven. i go there once a year. the opening night on 12 march of the brompton oratory’s annual  forty hours adorat...
josephinescott

Only Jesus offers us a glorified body, not transhumanism and visions of a technological human future

the season of lent in which we find ourselves once more is a time to prepare for easter, the high point of the liturgical year in which we c...
Fr Robert Verrill OP

West England and the Diocese of Clifton have a new bishop

the diocese of clifton has a new bishop as of 14 march 2024. pope francis has appointed rev. canon bosco macdonald as the tenth bishop of cl...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Parolin backs Pope over Ukraine and negotiation, citing 'real' risks of nuclear escalation

rome – vatican secretary of state italian cardinal pietro parolin has defended pope francis’s recent remarks suggesting that ukraine step ba...
Elise Allen

Sacrament of Confession under threat in Hong Kong from Chinese security law

the confidentiality of the sacrament of confession could be under threat in hong kong due to a new national security law that the chinese go...
The Catholic Herald

Northern Ireland's evangelical Catholics reveal a ‘more varied and complex’ religious situation

the significant number of evangelical catholics in northern ireland stands out in a recent survey conducted for the  evangelical allian...
DeclanMcSweeney

Following the difficult path of prayer in a fallen world

prayer is a difficult path to follow in a fallen world and in the midst of an increasingly secular and technological society.  the odds...
Fr Jeffrey Kirby C

Ukrainian groups criticise Pope's comments about negotiations to end war

rome – there has been a significant backlash from both ukrainian civil and ecclesial authorities in the wake of a recent interview pope fran...
Elise Allen

Warwick Street’s pipe organ restoration project struggling to find grants

the church of our lady of the assumption and st gregory on warwick street in the heart of london is in the midst of a difficult fu...
The Catholic Herald

EDITORIAL: Raves in the naves, the desecration of our medieval cathedrals

one of the most dispiriting reflections of the state of the church of england has been the spectacle of ancient cathedrals hosting what crit...
The Catholic Herald