Catholic News

Charities scramble to help Mosul’s refugees

aid agencies, including catholic groups, are preparing to help an expected 1.5 million people flee mosul and surrounding villages. the milit...

Pope sends message to refugee Olympians

in a personal message addressed to each of the 10 members of the new refugee olympic team, pope francis wished them success in their events ...

Women deacons: is the door open?

in may pope francis received an hour’s grilling from the international union of superiors general and was asked if he would establish “an of...

Madeleine Teahan

The strange fate of the ‘Easter People’

the creation of britain’s first syro-malabar eparchy. the spread of oratories inspired by the charism of st philip neri. the revival of fail...

Damian Thompson

The revival no one expected

britain’s syro-malabar catholics, soon to grace the city of preston with a long-deserved cathedral, seem to be having something of a breakou...

Stephen Bullivant

The anxious world of Turkey’s Catholics

in 2010, the austrian politician ewald stadler delivered a rousing speech from the floor of the national council in vienna. for more than ei...

Why Catholics make great managers

it’s back. the new premier league season starts on august 13, just as fans finally stop shaking their heads in disbelief at the events of la...

Mary Kenny: Leonard Cohen and the art of saying goodbye

leonard cohen is surely one of the greatest poet-balladeers of our time. his voice may be gravelly, but his lyrics are inspirational. now it...

Comments of the Week

brexit is nothing like the reformation sir – professor john charmley’s “britain’s latter-day reformation” (comment, july 29) is at best a “r...

The Catholic Herald

Saint of the week: Maximilian Kolbe (August 14)

a voyage to japan st maximilian was born on january 8, 1894, in zduńska wola, central poland. he was particularly devoted to the immaculate ...