Catholic News

Can speedy sermons nourish souls?

last month, a northern irish priest wrote in a local newspaper column that he had made a “deal” with his parishioners: all sermons from now ...
Nick Hallett

Colin Brazier: Sentimentalists shouldn’t ride horses

in a world where all trouble must have a demonstrable cause, horses pose a problem. there may have been a reason why my ordinarily millpond-...
Colin Brazier

The DUP is peeking jealously over the border

i am writing this from a wonderful little former fishing village called glengarriff, an hour and a half’s drive from the gleaming new cork i...
William Cash

Is this Germany’s most hated woman?

imagine if someone were to ask you, to your face, if you were the most hated man or woman in your country. all of us would probably say no. ...
Simon Caldwell

Mary Kenny: Why royal beauty is a blessing

it seems that president donald trump is expected on a brief, golf-oriented visit to britain this week. personally, i’m far more engaged by t...
Mary Kenny

Comments of the week

what’s behind the bma’s abortion vote sir – i was disappointed but hardly surprised when the british medical association voted in favour of ...
The Catholic Herald

Saint of the week Clelia Barbieri (July 13)

a devout childhood as a little girl growing up in 1850s bologna, clelia barbieri asked: “mother, how can i become a saint?” mrs barbieri’s r...
Staff Reporter

Pictures of the week

1 archbishop bernard longley has ordained seven deacons, for the dioceses of birmingham, brentwood, cardiff, hallam, menevia and salford, at...
The Catholic Herald

Will Catholics be branded ‘extremists’?

straight after the incident outside finsbury park mosque in the early hours of june 19, when a man drove a van into a crowd of muslims, ther...
Dennis Sewell

Joaquin Navarro-Valls, who headed the Vatican press office for 22 years, has died

Navarro-Valls, the first lay journalist to hold the position, overhauled the Vatican press office
Catholic News Service