Catholic News

The Church did not fail Sinéad O'Connor, modern Ireland did

in its 2022 report on human rights in afghanistan, amnesty international summarises the situation which would not be unfamiliar to most peop...
Dualta Roughneen

The closure of the Franciscan Friary in Athlone is symptomatic of the wider loss of religion in Ireland

by ronan doheny in recent years, ireland has seen religious orders close community houses across the country due to lack of vocations. these...
The Catholic Herald

The day when American planes rained 4,000 bombs upon the Eternal City

rome – rome is a city that prides itself on having seen it all over the course of its millennia-long history, so much so that “been there, d...
John L Allen

Too close for comfort: the lessons of the Russian Orthodox Church for the Vatican's status as a sovereign state

rome – back in 2007, the prestigious english news magazine  the economist  carried an article on vatican diplomacy, which conclude...
John L Allen

New Rector for National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham

an announcement from the catholic bishops' conference of england and wales the reverend dr robert billing has been appointed the new rector ...
The Catholic Herald

Revisiting Guernica

i have recently returned from a pilgrimage of the “i’ve-been-there-before” variety to guernica. the town suffers from an odd problem in that...
William Stirling James

Top Vatican correspondents join Catholic Herald amid collaboration with Crux

two of the world’s most respected vatican correspondents are to join the  catholic herald  as part of major deal uniting global gi...
Simon Caldwell

Pope Francis hosts Bill Clinton and foundation head Alex Soros

pope francis met with former u.s. president bill clinton in a private audience at the casa santa marta papal residence on wednesday. clinton...
Kevin-Jones

Bishop Álvarez released from prison

the nicaraguan regime has released a catholic bishop jailed earlier this year for 26 years on treason charges connected with his use of soci...
Simon Caldwell

How are the mighty fallen – or pushed

we should beware unelected bodies censuring our politicians. i have heard it said that one of the great symbols of democratic government is ...
Niall Gooch