Catholic Church

China outlaws online preaching and prayer in sweeping religion crackdown

china has issued a sweeping new code of conduct banning priests and preachers of all faiths from using the internet to carry out religious a...
Niwa Limbu

Leader of UK Conservatives supports “anti-Catholic two-child policy”

kemi badenoch, the leader of the uk’s conservative party, has asserted her party's support for the two-child benefit cap. writing on x, bade...
Thomas Edwards

English and Welsh priests and seminarians in Rome hold Requiem for Catholic Royal

a solemn requiem mass for the repose of the soul of her royal highness the duchess of kent was offered yesterday at the venerable english co...
The Catholic Herald

History lessons: Henry Sire’s new history of Stonyhurst College

when it came to founding independent english catholic schools in the 19th century, different groups approached the task in different ways. h...
Serenhedd James

In full: Pope Leo’s message to King for historic Catholic royal funeral

pope leo sent a telegram of condolence to hm king charles iii on the occasion of the funeral of hrh katharine, duchess of kent. the funeral ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Leo XIV says synodality is key to unity in newly released interview

Pope Leo XIV has spoken about synodality, the challenges of the papacy, and global issues including Ukraine and inequality in a wide-ranging interview ahead of the release of his first biography.
The Catholic Herald

King leads royals in first royal Catholic funeral since the Reformation

The Duchess of Kent was laid to rest at Westminster Cathedral in a ceremony marking a historic shift in royal–Catholic relations
The Catholic Herald

Eamon Duffy reflects on Newman’s impending elevation

pope leo is soon to declare st john henry newman a doctor of the church: one of the great theologians whose writings have been formally reco...
Eamon Duffy

Duchess of Kent’s coffin placed in Westminster Cathedral Lady Chapel

The coffin of Katharine, Duchess of Kent, has been placed in the Lady Chapel of Westminster Cathedral ahead of her funeral on 16 September — the first royal Catholic Requiem Mass to be held in Britain since the Reformation.
The Catholic Herald

South Korea’s proposed World Youth Day law sparks national debate

a proposed special law to support the organisation of world youth day 2027 in seoul has sparked controversy in south korea amid claims it un...
The Catholic Herald