Catholic News

How Eucharistic miracles show Christ's blood type

Scientific testing on a wide variety of Eucharistic miracles consistently shows human flesh with blood group AB

St John Paul II 'asked aides if he should resign but was advised against it'

Officials and friends said that as the Holy Father he should carry on his mission until the end, his secretary has recalled

Associated Press

Tim Farron's resignation spells dark times ahead for Christians in politics

Do those who have forced Mr Farron’s resignation wish to see some modern version of the Test Act introduced?

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

What’s inside this week’s magazine?

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald

Church ‘is being persecuted in Ireland’

the church in ireland is undergoing “persecution”, with people directing “anger” at clergy, bishops have said. speaking at a priest’s ordina...

Tributes to Catholics killed in terror attack

the spanish government has paid tribute to a catholic man who died trying to defend a woman from a knife-wielding terrorist. ignacio echever...

Bishops give Pope a list of slain protesters

venezuela’s bishops have delivered a letter to pope francis calling their government a dictatorship and including a list of those killed in ...

‘Signs of torture’ found on body of dead bishop

medical investigators have found “signs of torture” on the body of a cameroonian bishop who died in mysterious circumstances. catholic leade...

Soviet-era martyr to be beatified

a lithuanian archbishop who was murdered with a lethal injection after 16 years in prisons and labour camps will become the first catholic m...

Can Catholics trust the DUP?

as the catholic herald went to press, it was unclear whether theresa may would formalise a deal with the democratic unionist party (dup). su...