Catholic News

Hundreds of new Catholics will enter the Church in England and Wales this year

more than four hundred people took part in rites of election at westminster cathedral last weekend. at masses presided over by cardinal nich...
David Oldroyd-Bolt

Cupich did not consult on seminary closure, board members say

members of the advisory board for chicago’s college seminary have written to cardinal blase cupich, saying that his recent decision to close...
Catholic News Agency

New Zealand's bishops issue message of solidarity after mosque attacks

new zealand's bishops have issued a message of solidarity with the country's muslims after mosque attacks in christchurch that left at least...
Staff Reporter

Morning Catholic must-reads: 15/03/19

more than 1,000 people are expected to become catholics in england and wales this easter. the church in phnom penh is preparing to baptise 1...
Luke Coppen

Oregon reveals the grimness of assisted suicide

oregon, at the vanguard of the seven us states that permit physician-assisted suicide, has released its report on the death with dignity act...
David Jones

St Alphonsus would have understood the Church's present woes

i remember when i was a teacher that one of the motivational techniques the jesuits employed was to cultivate a healthy rivalry. there were ...
Fr Dominic Allain

Letters & emails

a liturgy out of lawrence of arabia sir – jon anderson’s cover story on the eastern catholic churches (march 8) brought back memories of a h...
The Catholic Herald

Parents can't dictate a child's personality

the popular meghan markle, duchess of sussex, is happy to announce that not only is she expecting a baby at the end of april: she’s exp...
Mary Kenny

Ireland's pro-lifers still have reason to hope

growing up as an irish catholic in the 1990s and early 2000s, i was quietly but fiercely proud of my country. our economy was the envy of th...
Ben Conroy

Pell, Barbarin and the need for canon law

the legal cases of three cardinals – theodore mccarrick, george pell and philippe barbarin – are a test of the church’s attitude towards her...
Fr Raymond de Souza