Holy See

The necessity of a silent reception of Holy Communion

a herald reader reflects on a recent experience. at the church which i attend, communion is received kneeling, on the tongue. “corpus christ...

Anonymous Catholic

Pope responds to cardinals' dubia, says 'maybe' to blessing some same-sex unions, ‘no’ on women priests

rome – responding to a group of five cardinals who posed critical questions about his upcoming synod of bishops on synodality, pope francis ...

The problems with the Synod

the synod on synodality, which starts at the beginning of this month, is something unique in the history of the church. it is a synod about ...

The Catholic Herald

The Sino-Vatican Pact isn't working: so why does Cardinal Chow insist that it is?

this weekend should have been one of celebration for hong kong catholics – the elevation of their new bishop to the rank of cardinal. the fa...

'Distressing': no more Traditional Masses at High Altar of Westminster Cathedral

the latin mass society has been informed that the traditional latin mass may no longer be celebrated at the high altar of westminster cathed...

Vatican's China diplomacy is working, says Hong Kong cardinal-designate

rome – cardinal-designate stephen chow of hong kong, who will receive his red hat from pope francis tomorrow, has voiced his belief that the...

Lawyer in ‘trial of the century’ claims defendants treated Vatican bank ‘like a cash machine’

rome – a panel of vatican judges overseeing the trial of ten defendants for extortion and other financial crimes, dubbed the vatican's "tria...

October's Synod in Rome will have an impact far beyond the Church

there has been a good deal of hype over this month’s synod on synodality in rome, which will draw together nearly 400 participants. touching...

Elise Ann Allen

Rome prepares for pre-synod frenzy with packed schedule starting this week

rome – the synod of bishops on synodality is this autumn’s catholic equivalent of the american super bowl. as a result, the next few days ar...

Are Pope Francis, the Synod, and Simone Weil inhabiting parallel worlds?

anna rowlands reflects on the synodal process and examines the shared values of pope francis and the french philosopher simone weil. fo...