Catholic News

Priests in mass revolt against bishop

at least 69 priests have resigned en masse after accusing their bishop of embezzling £78,000 ($100,000) of church funds for personal use, an...
Staff writers

Do Christians face a new Test Act?

in 1673 james, duke of york, was forced to resign as lord high admiral. since james was in line to the throne, and would indeed become king ...
Dan Hitchens

Will Heaven: Seething? You should be

after a man-made disaster like the grenfell tower fire, the rush to judgment can be contagious. on the day of the fire, when acrid smoke fil...
Will Heaven

A man beaten but unbowed

a growing crowd wants cardinal robert sarah’s head on a platter. open a liberal catholic periodical and you are likely to find a call for th...
Matthew Schmitz

The amazing promises of the Sacred Heart

the sacred heart of jesus symbolises god’s love for mankind. however, the love that god has for the human race is not symbolic, it is actual...
Fr Ignatius Harrison

What the cameras missed on election night

most television journalists, if they came to it via newspapers, retain a soft spot for print. it’s a purer medium, in that no part of the st...
Colin Brazier

‘There’s a culture of fear in England today’

when i spoke to jean vanier recently, i felt blessed. by chance, i was due to interview vanier, whom many consider a living saint for his wo...
Rachel Kelly

Comments of the week

electing bishops is a catholic tradition sir – in your leading article on the dispute over the appointment of a new bishop of ahiara, nigeri...
The Catholic Herald

Can Muslims accept ‘British values’?

the enemy within by sayeeda warsi, allen lane, £20 this apologia pro vita sua by britain’s most distinguished muslim politician is a well-ju...
Abdul Hakim Murad

Pictures of the week

1 cardinal vincent nichols hosts an interfaith iftar at archbishop’s house, westminster, in partnership with the naz legacy foundation (phot...
The Catholic Herald