Catholic Church

Colombian Church hopeful about peace negotiation between the government and the guerrillas

colombia’s president-elect gustavo petro proposed on july 5 a bilateral ceasefire between the government’s security forces and the left-wing...
Eduardo Campos Lima

Priest brother of TV's Declan Donnelly dies after sudden brain haemorrhage

the priest brother tv presenter declan donnelly died from a suspected bleed on the brain, friends have said. fr dermott donnelly, 55, was ta...
Simon Caldwell

Persecution of the faithful: the greatest story never told

peninah was only 24-years-old when her husband paul was murdered by al-shabaab terrorists in kenya. attackers with kalashnikovs, lined the m...
John Cookson

Pope condemns abortion but not those who advocate for abortion access

in a wide-ranging interview with reuters, pope francis sought to quash resignation rumours but may have only ignited them further, and while...
The Catholic Herald

The unintended consequences of Desiderio desideravi

the non-acceptance of the liturgical reform, as also a superficial understanding of it, distracts us from the obligation of finding response...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

Catholics cannot reject liturgical reforms of Vatican II, Pope says in new letter

catholics cannot say they accept the reforms second vatican council while rejecting its liturgy, pope francis has said in a fresh assault on...
CNA Staff

Nancy Pelosi receives Holy Communion at the Vatican

house speaker nancy pelosi reportedly received holy communion at a mass with pope francis at the vatican on wednesday. pelosi took communion...
Hannah Brockhaus

Entertaining the prospect of a papal resignation

it is not, as the herald goes to press, apparent that the pope will resign, but plainly there is speculation that he may do so this year. he...
The Catholic Herald

Scotland’s loss of religion is a matter of grave concern

it comes as no surprise that the leader of the scottish national party, nicola sturgeon, should have called for a new referendum on the issu...
The Catholic Herald

Factious spirit

scottish catholics had to wait for nearly 30 years after their coreligionists in england and wales for the restoration of their own hierarch...
Serenhedd James