Catholic Church

After a devastating report, the blame game begins in Chicago

on december 20, the attorney general of illinois released a devastating report on sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy of the archdiocese of c...
Michael Warren Davis

A power struggle is growing over England's Catholic schools

protests at the school gate, open letters, disputes at public meetings: it has been a tempestuous few months at our lady of lourdes primary ...
Dan Hitchens

World news

st paul, minnesota archbishop restricts public ministry of predecessor archbishop bernard hebda of st paul and minneapolis has clarified tha...
Staff writers

Three reasons you should subscribe to the Herald this New Year

there’s a chestertonism for every day of the year; why should the first be any exception? on this third day of 2019, here’s the big man hims...
Michael Warren Davis

Chilean bishops' president names delegate to replace him at papal meeting

at the vatican summit to discuss sex abuse next month, the secretary general of the chilean bishops conference will take the place of the co...
Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis: Prayer is about God's love, not wordiness

when praying, remember the words of jesus when he taught the ‘our father,’ pope francis said wednesday, meeting god as his beloved child and...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/01/19

patriarch kirill has told patriarch bartholomew that if he recognises an independent ukrainian church he will “stop being the primate of the...
Luke Coppen

China deal: has the Vatican painted itself into a corner?

shortly before christmas, the vatican sent a delegation to china to discuss the controversial deal unveiled in september. the pact’s wording...
The Catholic Herald

Why Taki’s views disgust me

Sohrab Ahmari argues that the veteran Greek playboy has ignorantly misrepresented the New York Times
Sohrab Ahmari

Ouellet letter: US bishops’ vote on abuse reform measures was blocked to allow more discussion

Cardinal Ouellet, prefect of the Congregation for Bishops, said the proposals needed time to 'properly mature'
Catholic News Agency