Catholic News

'Almost no sign' of international response in Syria

a catholic charity’s projects coordinator reporting from the scene of the devastating earthquakes has said that there is little, if any, evi...

Why the Catholic Herald's next 'camino' is heading to Fátima

following a successful summer pilgrimage to santiago de compostela in north-western spain, the famous sanctuary of fátima in central po...

Nicaraguan bishop jailed for 26 years after he spurns offer of exile in United States

the nicaraguan dictatorship has sent a catholic bishop to jail for 26 years for treason after he refused to board a plane to take him into e...

The Surrender upon Sex: a critique of the Church of England

this is a chapter and extract from catholic herald writer gk chesterton's 1935 book "the well and the shallows". i have explained that these...

Church of England synod member 'rebuked' by Welby for publicly opposing same sex blessings

sam margrave is a left-leaning former local councillor and has been a member of the church of england’s general synod for over a decade. pol...

Prayers are more powerful than bullets, Pope tells young on final day in Congo

pope francis has urged the young africans to reject corruption, war and violence on the final day of his visit to congo. “prayer is the most...

Defying Hitler: the Faith of the White Rose circle

on february 22, 1943 three munich university students were executed by the nazis. their “crime” had been their involvement in a resistance c...

Alexandra Lloyd

Christians can believe in miracles

on february 11 the church keeps the feast of our lady of lourdes, commemorating the day in 1858 when the 14-year-old bernadette soubirous ha...

Fr Robert Verrill OP

The American playwright Christopher Durang may help us understand

the news that the american catholic playwright christopher durang has been diagnosed with aphasia and is retiring from theatrical activity m...

Is it time to set up a suitable sanctuary for our few remaining relics?

the queues for the relics of st bernadette last autumn were somewhat shorter than for the earthly remains of queen elizabeth ii. the impress...

Lucien de Guise