Catholic Church

Pakistan: Lawyer for Christian couple acquitted of blasphemy warns of extremist violence

a muslim lawyer for a christian couple accused of blasphemy against islam has warned that muslim extremists are calling for their deaths. sh...

The Jesuit who fostered devotion to the Sacred Heart

cover image: catholic holy card depicting the sacred heart of jesus, circa 1880. auguste martin collection, university of dayton libraries (...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis and Cardinal Marx Do a Dance

july 1858 production of shibaraku at the ichimura-za theater theatre in edo. triptych woodblock print by utagawa toyokuni iii ( public domai...

Christopher Altieri

Cardinal Marx: Pope’s decision a ‘great challenge’

“in obedience, i accept decision, as i promised him,” said cardinal reinhard marx in a statement following the pope’s decision to reject his...

Pope Francis rejects Cardinal Marx’s resignation

-- rome -- in a letter published by holy see press office on thursday, pope francis rejected cardinal reinhard marx’s resignation as head of...

Farewell to the Church Comfortable

"lessons from the archives" offers article taken from the catholic herald's  unparalleled archives , mostly but not entirely on the sta...

Lessons from the Archives

Church in Colombia to renew consecration of country to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

cover image: primatial cathedral of bogotá, colombia, by bernard gagnon - own work, cc by-sa 4.0   the bishops of colombia will renew t...

Johnson-Symonds and the changing face of British anti-Catholicism

i wasn’t going to wade into the boris johnson wedding hullabaloo until i watched “have i got news for you” on friday night. the prime minist...

Charles Collins

UK's Patel agrees to meet MP, delegation to discuss Pakistani Christian girl's asylum case

cover image: maira shahbaz, undated photo courtesy of aid to the church in need   the uk's home secretary told the house of commons yes...

Living life to the Max

fr. maximilian kolbe ofm conv. in 1936 ( public domain )   in 2017, i was 31 and living in kensington, working as an editor at london b...