Catholic Church

Will Charles be the disestablishment king?

last year saw an important milestone in the history of the british royal family. prince charles, the eldest son and heir to the queen, celeb...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

The Church has to ditch the culture that sees no evil

the most overlooked story of 2018 might become the most important story of 2019 and many years beyond. the central question that emerged wit...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Key dates for the Church in 2019

january 1 mary, mother of god; world day of peace 6 epiphany 7 orthodox christmas 13 baptism of the lord 14-22 9 days for life (us) 18 march...
The Catholic Herald

The Church in 2019: danger and opportunity

let’s start with the good news. in 2019, the catholic church is likely to grow by around 15 million souls, taking the total number of cathol...
Luke Coppen

Panama is sparing no expense on this month's World Youth Day

what kind of a panama will pope francis encounter when he visits the country for world youth day later this month? the country is as catholi...
Miguel Cullen

With its new leader, is Germany's ruling party returning to its Catholic roots?

germany’s christian democratic union (cdu) has a new leader, after the party conference in hamburg elected annegret kramp-karrenbauer, known...
Jon Anderson

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