Catholic News

Remembering the unborn in a prayer vigil with March for Life

fr pius collins opraem reflects on isaiah 61 on the 55th anniversary of the abortion act coming into force. since the passage of the abortio...
Fr Pius Collins OPraem

The Herald nominated for media awards

the catholic herald has been shortlisted for two awards at this year's professional publishers association (ppa) awards, which will be held ...
The Catholic Herald

Sainted saunterers: prayer and praise on the pilgrim road to Chartres

good news in the church is even more appealing on the feast that is sometimes described as the church’s birthday. the annual pilgrimage from...
Gavin Ashenden

Letter from the Editor: June 2023

i am delighted to see that the national gallery in london has put on a free show (on until july 30) celebrating the life and legacy of ...
William Cash

An old manor house on the road to Fátima has its own story of the miracles

how nuno vasconcelos, now in his fifties, came to quit his life as a banker to run the quinta da alcaidaria-mór, his family’s historic portu...
William Cash

French priests to carry ID cards to show if they are sex offenders

priests in france will be required to carry qr codes that the public can scan in order to check if they have been struck off as part of a se...
The Catholic Herald

Bishops denounce creation of babies by 'three-parent' IVF

the creation of up to five babies by three-parent in vitro fertilisation has come under criticism from the catholic bishops of england and w...
Simon Caldwell

Dogs at the foot of the Cross

lucien de guise on the tale of two paintings, by craigie aitchison and salvador dalí. scotland is not the first place that comes to min...
Lucien de Guise

Obituary: Sir Sebastian Roberts, 1954-2023

popular officer and respected military ethicist. at six feet and seven inches, major-general sir sebastian roberts, who died on march 9 aged...
The Catholic Herald

'Eldest daughter syndrome' is the latest stick being used to beat large families with

if as a mother you spend much of your time feeling guilty, there is yet another thing you can feel awful about – asking your eldest daughter...
Laura Perrins