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A deadly dilemma for Cardinal Tagle

last week, as the bodies of alleged drug dealers piled up on the streets of the philippines, the nation’s leading churchman finally broke hi...

Madeleine Teahan

The nation where the Church keeps shrinking

even though the catholic church continues to grow worldwide, the latest annual report from the german bishops’ conference makes grim reading...

Catholicism’s incredible growth story

in many parts of the world, it’s difficult to feel optimistic about the future of the catholic church. some years ago, the american physical...

The great lie of London

at around 9pm on saturday september 1, 1666, london baker thomas farriner went to bed after a day making dry biscuits for the royal navy. fa...

The English priest who championed Franco

it is 80 years since the outbreak of the spanish civil war, a conflict which, according to george orwell, provided “a richer crop of lies th...

Triumphant in death

two days before mother teresa’s canonisation, sister isabel sola matas was running an errand in the haitian capital port-au-prince. she sat ...

The Catholic Herald

Comments of the Week

duterte is the only hope for the philippines sir – on returning to the philippines after 10 years in england, after a particularly exasperat...

The Catholic Herald

Morning Catholic must-reads: 08/09/16

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church

'God's mercy is for all,' Pope tells general audience

Pope Francis tells pilgrims not to put limits on the scope of Christ's mercy

Catholic News Service

Two detained after car loaded with gas canisters found near Notre Dame Cathedral

Officials have said the car's owner and another person were taken into custody

Associated Press