Holy See

Pope Francis urges President Assad to end violence in Aleppo

The papal nuncio to Syria delivered a letter from the Pope calling for 'international humanitarian law to be fully respected'
Catholic News Service

Pope to Coptic patriarch: 'We are united in the blood of our martyrs'

Francis called Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros to express his condolences after the Cairo cathedral attack
Cindy Wooden

A fitting tribute to Our Lady of Guadalupe

Francis Phillips picks out her favourite books of 2016
Francis Phillips

The world needs politics of peace, says Pope

The Vatican has released the Pontiff's annual message for the World Day of Peace
Carol Glatz

Vatican nativity scene includes earthquake-damaged church spire

The spire from the St Benedict Basilica in Norcia, along with some rubble, has been placed next to the life-sized nativity scene
Catholic News Service

BBC admits it underestimated the Church’s opposition to Hitler

The BBC conceded it was false to describe the Church as being 'silent' in the face of Nazism
Dan Hitchens

Mary shows what good comes from wholehearted 'yes' to God, says Pope

Pope Francis made his traditional visit to the statue of Mary by the Spanish Steps in the centre of Rome
Cindy Wooden

'A gravely critical moment': Catholic scholars call on bishops to support the four cardinals

The 23 scholars include members of pontifical institutions and major universities
Staff Reporter

What's inside this week's magazine?

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
Staff Reporter

The Church must not give up its hard-won freedoms to appease China

The Church has faced state interference with bishop appointments long before China - now is not the moment to bow to political pressure
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith