Europe

EU’s top bishop calls for urgent action on catastrophic crisis in DRC

the president of the commission of the bishops’ conferences of the european union (comece) is urging the eu to take further action over the ...
The Catholic Herald

Christianity, marriage and childbirth can halt the extinction of the West

for the last 150 years there has been a conflict between secularism and religion. the progressive left in particular were convinced religion...
Gavin Ashenden

On pilgrimage to Tolstoy's grave, with author and presenter Barnaby Rogerson

where would you go? to the grass-covered grave, a lovely bump in the ground, where tolstoy is buried in the woods of his old family estate a...
The Catholic Herald

Putting out to sea: Jesus calls; Peter follows

getting into one of the boats, which was simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land . (luke 5:3) in this sunday’s gospel we see...
Fr David Howell

Feast for the ears: some listening choices from the Herald's musician-in-residence

casting our eyes back a little, felix mendelssohn’s oratorio paulus (st paul) achieved considerable success after its first performance in 1...
Tom Winpenny

Bronchitis forces Pope to move meetings indoors

due to a fresh bout of bronchitis, pope francis has decided to move his official meetings to his residence for the rest of the week. “due to...
Elise Allen

Catholic Charities NY admits federal push to catch criminal immigrants ‘legitimate’

the head of catholic charities in the archdiocese of new york says that while the organisation is concerned for many immigrants, he also und...
johnlavenburg

Hungary puts EU to shame by helping over 2 million persecuted Christians

hungary has helped more than two million persecuted christians through a government-funded aid scheme, according to a prominent hungarian po...
Thomas Edwards

The murder of an American priest and cultural shifts in Spain

on january 20, a catholic priest, fr richard k. gross from boston, was murdered on the first day of his holiday in the andalusian city of má...
Thomas Edwards

Jesus's Presentation in the Temple transformed the ancient rites into a new covenant

o gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. (ps 24: 7 ) the jews presented their first-born in the temple forty days after bi...
Fr David Howell