Holy See

After China deal, two underground bishops step down at Vatican's request

two underground bishops in china have agreed to step aside in favor of bishops of the chinese patriotic catholic association, in the wake of...
Catholic News Agency

Houston, we have a problem

on november 28, district attorney brett ligon of montgomery county, texas, led the raid on the chancery of cardinal daniel dinardo of housto...
Jordan Bloom

Letters & emails

why st john vianney’s heart matters sir – i can imagine an atheist reader scoffing if he stumbled on michael warren davis’s account of the t...
The Catholic Herald

The leader who signed his own death warrant

in the late autumn of 1921, michael collins, arthur griffith and their team of four others travelled to london to engage in talks with the b...
Mary Kenny

Many comedians have a Catholic background - and no wonder

back when the united states was primarily dominated – both in numbers and in culture – by the wasps, a strange paradox emerged which has rem...
Charles Coulombe

Cardinal Dulles was a quintessentially American thinker

a quarter of a century of friendship with cardinal avery dulles, sj, who died 10 years ago this month, left me with many happy memories. two...
George Weigel

The 'gay network' claims which reach far beyond Connecticut

the day after the raid on sante fe, the rector of holy apostles college and seminary in the archdiocese of hartford came forward to discuss ...
Michael Warren Davis

Reviving the ‘C9’

In 2013, the cardinals seemed fresh and eager to help. Today, they look weary
The Catholic Herald

World news

madison, wisconsin charity seeks funds for crypt in memory of bishop the diocese of madison is seeking to raise funds for a cathedral crypt ...
The Catholic Herald

Week in review

the big story of the past seven days ✣ pope addresses homosexuality among priests what happened? pope francis said the issue of homosexualit...
The Catholic Herald