Education

Interview: Former Catholic Union chairman becomes Lord Mayor of Westminster

councillor robert rigby was elected the new right worshipful lord mayor of westminster following a vote at full council on may 15 th . a pra...
The Catholic Herald

Hundreds gather in Parliament Square to protest against ‘abortion up to birth’ as vote looms

multiple advocacy groups, charities and christians gathered opposite the houses of parliament in london today to protest what could be the m...
Tom Colsy

A disturbing amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill is a clear threat to the Seal of Confession

parliamentarians can sometimes need watching carefully. the criminal justice bill, where debate is due to start today, is a case in point. w...
Prof Andrew Tettenborn

Priest plunges school into darkness to save children from marauding gunmen

the quick thinking of a headteacher helped save the lives of sleeping students after armed extremists stormed a secondary school in nigeria’...
Amy Balog

Diocese was justified in firing gay teacher, rules federal appeals court

new york – in a reversal of a 2021 decision, a federal appeals court has ruled that a catholic school in the diocese of charlotte, north car...
johnlavenburg

Letters to the Editor: Ideologies increasing exponentially and risk replacing God with individualism

false idols sir – when i was young, my widowed mother would gather her children together for prayers at bedtime. she always included this: “...
Catholic Herald Readers

Catholic education in Ireland: Is it a choice between divestment or falling off a cliff?

catholic education in ireland risks falling off a demographic cliff with the numbers of teachers in catholic schools professing adherence to...
Dualta Roughneen

In Peter’s faltering journey to sainthood there is surely hope for us all

among the many wonderful paradoxes of catholic faith, practice and history is that now-canonised saints did not always act so saintly. from ...
Ken Craycraft

Staff become Catholics after new programme in schools

an innovative evangelisation programme in the archdiocese of southwark has led to four staff members in catholic schools being received into...
The Catholic Herald

Holy Land Cardinal criticises anti-Israel protests on US university campuses

rome – cardinal pierbattista pizzaballa of jerusalem has criticised the anti-israel protests taking place on college and university campuses...
Elise Allen