Catholic News

The next evolution

Atheists will soon start to die out, according to demographic projections. So much for 'secularisation theory'
Ed West

It's 1978 all over again

Time magazine reporting of 1978 now looks both quaint and prescient. Then, as now, everything hangs on the choice of the next pope
Damian Thompson

Ever closer union

on the evening of his first day in cairo, pope francis placed his hand on the glass covering a blood-splattered wall in the coptic church of...
The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣   papal visit to egypt hailed as a triumph what happened? pope francis made what has been widely seen as a successful visit to egypt ...
Staff writers

The best of the blogosphere

✣ highlights from the week online francis, don’t do this deal with the sspx giving sspx clergy full regularised status in the church via sel...
Staff writers

New Oratory to be launched this month

a new oratory for bournemouth will be launched this month, the diocese of portsmouth has announced. it will be the sixth community of orator...
Staff Reporter

Unmask violence in God’s name, urges Pope

pope francis urged religious leaders to “unmask the violence” masquerading as holy and condemn religiously inspired hatred as an idolatrous ...
Staff Reporter

Order to allow euthanasia in its hospitals

a religious order that serves people with mental health problems has announced that it will allow euthanasia in its hospitals in belgium. th...
Staff Reporter

News in brief

pope appeals for peace amid venezuela unrest pope francis has urged both of venezuela’s main political parties to ensure that “every further...
Staff writers

It’s 1978 all over again

i was on my way to morning assembly when my friend smith called out: “oy, thompson, did you hear that the pope’s dead?” i knew most boys cou...
Damian Thompson