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Priests must be like fathers and not spinsters, says Pope on celibacy

rome – pope francis has said that a change in the catholic church's rule on celibacy will not solve difficulties in the church because the d...
The Catholic Herald

Resomation: Water cremation has no place in Christian funerals

queen elizabeth ii, of happy memory, had a dignified funeral. at its conclusion, the late monarch’s remains were sent to their place of buri...
Neil Siefring

Holy Cross College: ‘This is a place that is deeply spiritual’

we catch up with marco clark, president of holy cross college at notre dame. catholic herald: to start with, could you just give me a t...
The Catholic Herald

A time to keep silence?: The Church’s problems will not be solved by papal grandstanding

pope francis’s pontificate has now lasted well over a decade. in that time, he has published three encyclicals and six apostolic exhortation...
Niall Gooch

Requiescant in pace: Pray for the dead

november, the last month of the church’s year, is when we pray for the dead. this baffles the secular minded and scandalises even other chri...
The Catholic Herald

Interrogating Tim Collins, President of Walsh University

the catholic herald puts tim collins, president of walsh university in ohio , under interrogation . what was your career break? serving as t...
The Catholic Herald

The End of Enlightenment: Empire, Commerce and Crisis, by Richard Whatmore

how liberalism first failed. the end of enlightenment: empire, commerce and crisis richard whatmore allen lane, £30, 480 pages it is sometim...
Alexander Faludy

Ahead of key abortion vote, Ohio archdiocese reports growing vandalism

new york – ahead of a important abortion vote in ohio, the archdiocese of cincinnati says there have been multiple incidents of vandalism, i...
John Lavenburg

Bishop urges Catholics to stick to church funerals amid rise of 'direct cremations'

an english bishop has encouraged catholics to hold fast to christian faith and practice at funerals in the wake of rising numbers of “no fri...
The Catholic Herald

Sexual abuse survivors question why Pope took so long to stop protecting Rupnik

sex abuse survivors groups are asking why pope francis took so long to waive a statute of limitations to permit the possible prosecution of ...
The Catholic Herald