Columns

The healthy, effective and ethical alternative to IVF

flora watkins asked the question “shouldn’t the church reconsider ivf?” in the may 2024 issue of the catholic herald . quite a few readers d...
SariPontifex

US archbishop calls for calm amid increasingly fraught political atmosphere

amid a tense political climate both on capitol hill in the us capitol and among voters across the country, one of the nation's leading bisho...
johnlavenburg

Music for the Masses: The process of writing music to draw out and illuminate the sacred text

when the church chooses to renew its historic position as a patron of the arts by commissioning new sacred music for the liturgy, a composer...
Frank La Rocca

Despite progress US bishops must remain wary of ‘complacency’ over child abuse, concludes Review Board

while the us church has made substantial progress in addressing the abuse of children there remains a risk of complacency creeping in, the u...
johnlavenburg

Interview from the archive: Malcolm and Kitty Muggeridge on their reception into the Church after ‘glimpses of the infinite’

10th december 1982 malcolm and kitty muggeridge joined the church ten days ago. christopher howse meets them in their sussex home. kitty mug...
The Catholic Herald

Review – 'Alexandria: The City that Changed the World' by Islam Issa

alexandria: the city that changed the world islam issa sceptre, £30, 496 pages in 331 bc, on the north coast of egypt, an extraordinarily ta...
John Ritzema

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...
Crux Staff

'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