Catholic News

McCarrick scandal: O’Malley’s new challenge

the cardinal’s formidable record on abuse is being tested in 2014, pope francis chose cardinal seán o’malley of boston to head the new ponti...

Michael Warren Davis

End of life: Belgium’s shame

three children were given euthanasia during 2016 and 2017 one striking thing about modern western societies is how quickly bioethical practi...

Who’s next?

recent media coverage of gk chesterton’s possible canonisation morphed into speculation as to when he would be made a saint. misunderstandin...

Matthew Schmitz: The avuncular archbishop

theodore mccarrick did not want to be known as a father. he encouraged young men and boys to call him “uncle”, and called them his nephews i...

Matthew Schmitz

Missionary work: not just for priests

book extract a parish, by nature, is missionary. it opens out. it does not fold in upon itself. jesus sent his disciples: ‘‘go into all the ...

Cardinal Francis Arinze

Comments of the week

letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. email: letters@catholicherald.c...

The Catholic Herald

A melancholy trip among the Travellers

the stopping places by damian le bas, chatto and windus, 320pp, £15 where have they all gone? well might you ask. there was a time when the ...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Prize crossword 0553

cryptic across 5 concerning, relationship of a bishop – foolish, if platonic (10) 7 gothic writer’s suppressing pressure to become a catholi...

US bishop releases names of 71 clergy accused of abuse

The Bishop of Harrisburg also ordered the names of former bishops to be removed from buildings

Catholic News Service

Want to deal with abusive clergy? Look to medieval times, says historian

St Peter Damian said lack of fear of the Lord and His last judgment leads to prelates going astray