Catholic News

Circus trapezists perform for Pope

Trapezists perform for Pope Benedict XVI at his weekly general audience
Staff Reporter

Nuns leave Walsingham priory to join ordinariate

Three Anglican nuns at Walsingham have left their community after expressing interest in joining a personal ordinariate
Anna Arco

The Legionaries of Christ are being rebranded: but Fr Maciel is still to be their private ideal

If the Legion is to continue its existence, it needs to change, root and branch
William Oddie

Concrete walls put up around Iraqi churches to prevent Christmas attacks

Government is scrambling to build 10ft-high barriers to stop a repeat of the Baghdad massacre in October
Simon Caldwell

Dutch Church promises action on clerical abuse

Spokesman says 'apologies are not enough' after commission receives nearly 2,000 claims of clerical sexual abuse since 1945
Jonathan Luxmoore

Print edition 10.12.10

much of the catholic herald’s content – letters, reviews, news, extra comment and features – is not available online. this week, vatican cor...
The Catholic Herald

Morning Catholic must-reads: 13/12/10

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

President of World Jewish Congress meets Pope

Ronald Lauder has private audience with Benedict XVI
The Catholic Herald

Pope Benedict is invited to visit Andorra

The co-prince of the tiny European country has audience with Pontiff
The Catholic Herald

Debate: Is L'Osservatore Romano undermining the Church?

Or is it a breath of fresh air in the fusty world of Vatican communications?
The Catholic Herald