Catholic Church

Catholic peer meets President Assad

Lord Hylton was part of a delegation that met Bashar al-Assad during a week-long trip to the country

Isn't Iran a better partner for the West than Saudi Arabia?

The Sunni-Shia conflict forces Governments to make tricky diplomatic choices. Iran seems a better prospect

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

May to lift admissions bar that stops Church from opening new free schools

The Government is to remove limits on faith-based selection, paving the way for new Catholic schools

Chinese authorities arrest Vatican-appointed bishop

Coadjutor bishop arrested before he could take control of Wenzhou diocese, reports claim

Catholic News Service

Morning Catholic must-reads: 09/09/16

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

Practical governance was not my forte, says Benedict XVI

In a book-length interview Benedict XVI says he was 'more of a professor' while Francis was a 'man of practical reform'

Podcast: Is the Catholic Church really shrinking across the world?

Tune in and find out what's really happening in the Catholic Church

Madeleine Teahan

What's inside this week's magazine?

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald

Catholicism’s incredible growth story

Critics keep announcing the Church's imminent demise. If only they realised that numbers have doubled since 1970 – and are still rising

The big story of the past seven days

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