Catholic Church

'I've had some remarkable cures': The story of John Bradburne's red headband

not being able to remember things is one of the consequences of old age, in some cases beneficial, in others frustrating. after many years i...

Richard Ingrams

In his letter to priests, the Pope speaks from the heart

in a surprise for the feast of st jean-marie vianney, pope francis released a lengthy and substantive letter to priests. august 4th this yea...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Not just ISIS: Stories of desecration from around the world

australia in 2017, statues of jesus and mary outside the church of st paul of the cross, sydney were decapitated. on the same day, hundreds ...

The Catholic Herald

The unnamable violence: Why the West is silent about the wave of desecration

on july 14, parishioners of saint-budoc à porspoder in france learned that a vandal or vandals had vomited in the parish’s holy water stoups...

Matthew Schmitz

To beat persecution, we must tackle the arms trade

the us state department recently hosted the second ministerial to advance religious freedom. bringing together more than 1,000 civil society...

Benedict Rogers

How US Catholic colleges help students discern

this year, the us bishops’ annual report on new ordinands to the priesthood identifies catholic colleges having the most ordinands among the...

The grim march of assisted suicide goes on

new jersey’s assisted dying law went into effect on august 1st, making it the eighth american state that allows terminally ill patients to s...

How Catholic schools can convey the good news about marriage

from september 2020, secondary schools will be obliged to provide “relationships and sex education”. many parents and teachers are justifiab...

The Catholic Herald

The JPII Institute authorities have been caught off guard

the present and future of the pontifical john paul ii theological institute for marriage and family sciences has students and professors of ...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Uruguay to Enugu

salt lake city bishop stands by priest after parents’ protest more than 150 parents have signed a petition calling for the removal of their ...