Education

Catholics back ‘Mandela Act’ in California to limit solitary confinement

new york – as time runs out for california governor gavin newsom to act on legislation that would limit the use of solitary confinement in t...

Summer reads recommended by the Catholic Herald (Part 2)

here is the second part of the catholic herald 's recommended reads for this summer that have been put together by some of the herald’s frie...

The Catholic Herald

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

Tributes pour in for Cardinal O’Malley along with warm words for new Archbishop of Boston

when asked by a reporter to consider his legacy in the archdiocese of boston following the news of his retirement, cardinal seán o’malley ga...

Pope Francis writes letter on vital role of novels and poems for all Christians

pope francis has written a comprehensive and deeply personal letter on the important role of literature in the formation of priests but also...

How Simone Weil became a 'slave' of Christ

"i was alone,” simone weil wrote. “it was evening and there was a full moon over the sea.” in august 1935, weil was in a small portuguese vi...

Nick Ripatrazone

FEATURE: An encounter with the resilience and spirituality of Lebanon's enigmatic Maronite Catholics

“the innocent man will flourish as the palm-tree flourishes; he will grow to greatness as the cedars grow on lebanon.” (psalm 91:13) after a...

‘God is not mocked’: Harrison Butker weighs in on Last Supper controversy at Olympics

harrison butker has added his voice to other public figures calling out the anti-christian crassness that was overtly on display during the ...

Pride: How it is intimately bound up with the rejection of God's omnipotence

the university of oxford hosts a sermon every year in st mary’s church on the sin of pride. part of the joke, in my day, was that they used ...

A crucial window into the Catholic past: Speaking to the Rector at the Venerable English College

william cash talks to the rector of the venerable english college about an important fundraising campaign to widen access to its archives. t...