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Summer reading at the Catholic Herald

the herald’s guide to which books to pack when heading off for the summer. whether they’re packing their passports or just looking forward t...
The Catholic Herald

South of the River at Southwark Cathedral

did you know that the cathedral of the archbishop of southwark, who has jurisdiction over the part of greater london which lies south of the...
Serenhedd James

The Fernández kiss of death?

this controversial appointment could lead to more headaches at the vatican. the appointment of archbishop víctor manuel fernández as the new...
Diana Montagna

The Church has a part to play in preserving culture, the arts and sciences

the 400th anniversary of the death of william byrd, the great english composer of polyphonic sacred music, fell on july 4. on that day cardi...
Niall Gooch

The Church did not fail Sinéad O'Connor, modern Ireland did

in its 2022 report on human rights in afghanistan, amnesty international summarises the situation which would not be unfamiliar to most peop...
Dualta Roughneen

Ireland is still an intimate, close-knit society, despite the changes over the last few years

‘mind you – i’ve said nothing’, says mary kenny . in 1953, the satirical writer and novelist honor tracy published a book about ireland call...
Mary Kenny

Is Pope Francis stacking the deck for the next conclave?

are we reading too much into pope francis’s upcoming consistory, which could influence the choice of his successor, asks john h allen jr . r...
John Allen

Diary: by Fr Anthony Robbie

summer may be warming the children of the north at this time of year, but it is a very different story here by bondi beach in new south wale...
Fr Anthony Robbie

New-look Princes of the Church

in a flurry of pontifical activity, the pope has  named 21 new cardinals – one of them archbishop fernández, the new head of the dicast...
The Catholic Herald

The Pope’s new doctrinal enforcer

pope francis’s appointment of archbishop víctor manuel fernández as the new head of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith is one of th...
The Catholic Herald