Catholic Church

Into battle on the home front

you can take the soldier out of the army, but you can’t take the army out of a former serviceman… meeting tom tugendhat, conservative mp for...
Rachel Kelly

The scandal that’s best left to rest

with a sweep of broad brushstrokes, a television documentary last week created such a damning picture of the treatment of young, unmarried m...
Maureen Paton

How England took flesh

the political earthquake of brexit has raised great questions about the future of the united kingdom. the vote was split along distinctively...
Edmund Matyjaszek

Mary Kenny: President Trump's family values

one of the noticeable aspects of donald trump’s administrative entourage is that multiple marriages (following divorces) are not unusual. mr...
Mary Kenny

Comments of the Week

the bbc’s campaign for abortion abroad sir – the case made by robin aitken (feature, october 21) for challenging bbc bias on abortion covera...
The Catholic Herald

How Civilisation led Kenneth Clark to Rome

kenneth clark by james stourton, william collins, £30 when i opened james stourton’s “authorised” biography of the art historian and broadca...
William Cash

Lectio Divina

luke 23:35-43 35 the people stood there watching while the jewish leaders jeered at him: “he saved others; let him save himself if he is the...
Mgr Anthony Abela

Saint of the week: Pope Clement I (November 23)

ordained by peter in the eucharistic prayer, when the priest invokes “linus, cletus, clement …” he is referring to st peter’s successors as ...
Staff Reporter

Pictures of the Week

1 newman catholic college headteacher danny coyle, chaplain kalina boulter and students meet prince william at an event celebrating the livi...
The Catholic Herald

November 20 to November 26

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: consistory (day 2), rome, all day. mon: council of the synod (day 1), rome, all day. tue: council of the...
The Catholic Herald