Catholic News

The Church has to ditch the culture that sees no evil

the most overlooked story of 2018 might become the most important story of 2019 and many years beyond. the central question that emerged wit...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The Church in 2019: danger and opportunity

let’s start with the good news. in 2019, the catholic church is likely to grow by around 15 million souls, taking the total number of cathol...

Is there a Catholic way to mass-produce goods?

as the cost of the orgy of christmas consumption pops up in the bank account, i wonder if i am being naive and foolish to pay through the no...

After a devastating report, the blame game begins in Chicago

on december 20, the attorney general of illinois released a devastating report on sexual abuse perpetrated by clergy of the archdiocese of c...

Michael Warren Davis

World news

st paul, minnesota archbishop restricts public ministry of predecessor archbishop bernard hebda of st paul and minneapolis has clarified tha...

Three reasons you should subscribe to the Herald this New Year

there’s a chestertonism for every day of the year; why should the first be any exception? on this third day of 2019, here’s the big man hims...

Michael Warren Davis

Pope Francis: Prayer is about God's love, not wordiness

when praying, remember the words of jesus when he taught the ‘our father,’ pope francis said wednesday, meeting god as his beloved child and...

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

China deal: has the Vatican painted itself into a corner?

shortly before christmas, the vatican sent a delegation to china to discuss the controversial deal unveiled in september. the pact’s wording...

The Catholic Herald

Why Taki’s views disgust me

Sohrab Ahmari argues that the veteran Greek playboy has ignorantly misrepresented the New York Times

2018 in review: the Church's annus horribilis

This was the year that the abuse crisis engulfed the Church, and those in power failed to live up to the challenge

Christopher R. Altieri