Catholic Church

This wave of technology will transform politics

connected world by philip larrey, penguin, £14.99 the robots have started to arrive and more are coming. in an age of specialisation and acc...

Cardinal George Pell

Lectio Divina

gift of the holy spirit pentecost sunday: john 20:19-23 19 it was late that sunday evening, and the disciples were gathered together behind ...

Mgr Anthony Abela

Saint of the week: Charles Lwanga (June 3)

a bugandan convert in 1879, the white fathers missionary order arrived in buganda, present-day uganda, and began to preach the gospel. they ...

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week i sunday, june 4: pentecost sunday acts 2:1-11; ps 104; 1 cor 12:3b-7, 12-13; jn 20:19-23 monday, june 5: s...

The Catholic Herald

Pastor Iuventus

iraqi christians challenge our lukewarm faith the chaldean catholic archbishop of erbil in northern iraq is a short, stocky man of about 50 ...

Pastor Iuventus

Pictures of the week

1 the duchess of norfolk and james murray, the deputy mayor of london, open depaul’s new homelessness centre in central london. 2 two choris...

The Catholic Herald

Bishop's engagements

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: mass to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the metropolitan cathedral of christ the king, liverpool, 11.0...

The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0493

cryptic across 7 what’s the matter? it’s old susan little! (6) 8 one’s long walk curtailed this morning by someone who spoke to huldah (6) 9...

Melanie McDonagh: Self-denial should be for Catholics, too

ramadan, the muslim month of fasting and prayer, started last weekend, days after the manchester bombing, in which salman abedi killed 22 pe...

Melanie McDonagh

Priest who served as Pope's translator named secretary at new office for the laity

Fr Alexandre Awi Mello, who will serve in the dicastery for laity, family and life, has written a book about Francis's devotion to Mary