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EDITORIAL: What can the Synod really achieve?

much of this month will be taken up by the synod on synodality, the latest instalment in the synodal process which has been such a distincti...
The Catholic Herald

EDITORIAL: The telling outcome of the latest round of red-hat roulette

the holy father has done it again: 21 new prelates of his liking to be made cardinals on 8 december. by this stage of the francis papacy the...
The Catholic Herald

Obituary: Michael Ancram, 1945-2024

born on 7 july 1945, the 13th marquess of lothian (previously better known as michael ancram) was educated by the benedictines at ampleforth...
The Catholic Herald

Boarding school ends 200 years of Catholicism to rebrand as ‘Christian’ and attract pupils

a boarding school has ended its centuries-long relationship with the catholic church in order to reposition itself as a christian school in ...
The Catholic Herald

Aboard the 'VAMP' rollercoaster as papal press corps keeps up with Pope Francis

after returning from the sprawling 12-day trip to asia and oceania with pope francis, i find myself in my usual post-papal-trip state. exhau...
Elise Allen

In Indonesia, Pope Francis was Chairman of the Board for Religious Moderates Inc.

rome – for anyone who lived through the events of sept. 11, 2001, and their aftermath, the memories may seem fresh as yesterday, but it’s ac...
John Allen

Letter from the Editor: Election fever, remembrance and pilgrimage

the cover of the september edition of the catholic herald magazine addresses what will be one of the most important moments in the battle fo...
William Cash

Donald Trump adds to his Catholic ‘team’ again: what are we to make of RFK coming on board?

the election campaign of donald trump has once again received support from another practicing catholic and prominent politician, robert f ke...
Mark Jenkins

Scotland’s only Catholic boarding school closes with immediate effect

kilgraston school in central scotland announced on august 13 that it has closed with immediate effect. it means there is no longer a single ...
The Catholic Herald

EDITORIAL: It's a reckoning when there is only one seminarian for the whole of Dublin

the maxim that the sins of the fathers are visited on the sons is true in a particularly grim sense in ireland where, in the archdiocese of ...
The Catholic Herald