Catholic News

Diary of a city priest

it was with sadness that i learnt the news of the recent death of abbot aldhelm cameron-brown, at 89. i met him probably fewer than 20 times...
Fr Dominic Allain

Prize crossword 0568

cryptic across 1 insignificant number lacking zip in old musical brought back featuring, in sam, a naughty girl (6) 4 egyptian city’s almost...
Alun Evans

The mystery of Fr Jenkins

can pope francis impose a moratorium on the use of “mystery” in catholic discourse? can he ban it from official and semi-official catholic j...
Sohrab Ahmari

A Marian moment away from the tourists

the paradox of modern mass tourism is that we all want to visit beautiful places that aren’t spoilt by tourism, and yet each of us is a tour...
Andrew M Brown

Leading articles

style and substance you hold in your hands the first us edition of the catholic herald. it was 130 years in the making, but we think you’ll ...
The Catholic Herald

Letters & emails

let’s share cathedrals with anglicans sir – i found peter sheppard’s article (charterhouse, october 5) about the possibility of catholics re...
The Catholic Herald

Why prisons don't get reformed

how easy it is to score a century from the pavilion. i wish i had a penny for every time i heard that adage at westminster. i heard it again...
Ann Widdecombe

In the remote Himalayas, the Church is growing at a phenomenal rate

a bishop in an isolated indian region, whose flock has grown at an astonishing pace from 900 catholics in 1979 to more than 90,000 today, sa...
Saptarshi Ray

Midterms 2018: How bad was it?

after months of speculation about a possible “blue wave”, the 2018 midterm elections delivered a mixed verdict on president donald trump’s f...
Jeff Cimmino

The 'unspun hero' who will lead the Scottish bishops' conference

bishop hugh gilbert of aberdeen has retained his english accent. despite having lived in scotland since 1975, when he joined the benedictine...
Dan Hitchens