Culture

Month of the Holy Rosary: praying the beads in the company of Our Lady herself

october is the second of two months each year dedicated to the blessed virgin mary, with the feast of our lady of the rosary falling on 7 oc...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

'Heartbreaking' scenes in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene

new york – a week after the remnants of hurricane helene swept through the western part of north carolina, monsignor patrick winslow said ev...

Starmer rushes to legalise assisted suicide as MP pledges Bill within weeks

a labour mp is to introduce a bill on assisted suicide within weeks amid claims that the prime minister wants a law in place by christmas. k...

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

Archdiocese of Southwark releases recordings by cathedral choirs to boost musical passion in Catholic schools

a series of much-loved hymns performed by the various choirs of st george's cathedral in southwark have been released as part of an effort t...

The Catholic Herald

JD Vance releases prayer he drew on before vice-presidential debate

jd vance has published a prayer that was sent to him by a priest before he went on stage for the vice-presidential debate on 1 october in ne...

Can Japan's tiny Catholic minority survive country's secularisation and low birth rate?

in the broad daylight of a turbulent history, catholicism in japan faces two new challenges, as i learned on a recent visit to the country: ...

Encountering the sound of silence that recoils from public life: the Benedictines of La Trappe

between rouen and le mans, set deep in the forêt du perche – some 400,000 acres of beech and oak – skirted by still lakes, orchards and arab...

Christian teacher sacked for Facebook posts on LGBT classes heads to Law Courts for landmark freedom of conscience trial

a teacher who claims she was sacked over her christian beliefs regarding teaching lgbt-related issues to young children is going to the...

Why there is indeed a 'trans' element to Da Vinci's Last Supper – and how this Summer's scenes curiously perfectly contrasted it

leonardo da vinci’s last supper sprang to prominence in the public mind during the summer, when a pastiche of the work was presented by a gr...