Columns

Letters to the Editor: Please pray for Canada as it slides into dystopia

care in canada sir – in relation to what is happening regarding assisted dying in canada, simon caldwell is right to note that “no-one ever ...

Catholic Herald Readers

Italy’s Prime Minister tells bishops to back off over constitutional reform

rome – after the leader of the italian bishops recently appeared to throw cold water on a key constitutional reform backed by italy’s conser...

'The adventure of being born': G.K. Chesterton's 150th anniversary

the 29th of may 2024 marked the 150th anniversary of the birth of g.k. chesterton (29 may 1874 – 14 june 1936), the indomitable english auth...

The Catholic Herald

Navigating the unchristian options of the EU elections

stepping into the voting booth this upcoming round of eu elections occurring 6-9 june, one is not faced with an easy choice. even parties th...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

The Catholicism and Catholic churches of the North Riding of Yorkshire

the north riding of yorkshire (technically abolished on 1 april 1974) is predominantly a beautiful rural area. it stretches from beyond hawe...

Editorial - Compared to Catholicism, what exactly is 'Cultural Christianity'?

this month's magazine cover issue is the prospect of britain’s first avowedly atheist prime minister after the uk general election on 4 july...

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Hidden Faces at the Met: what the other side of the picture reveals

a friend working at the metropolitan museum in manhattan said recently that she had been instructed never to mention religion – an astoundin...

Pope Francis confirms women cannot be ordained as deacons during US interview

pope francis has confirmed that women cannot be ordained as deacons during his interview with cbs news. the interview “pope francis: the fir...

Challenging liberal Christianity: Jesus gave very clear warnings about losing ‘saltiness’

christians are supposed to be unpopular. they are supposed to be out of touch with contemporary society (whether that means first-century pa...

Israel objects to Catholic 'moral blindness' to Hamas terror

rome – just as israel continues to deploy its military “hard power” on the gaza strip, defying international pressure to back down, so too i...