Holy See

Earthquake in central Italy leaves many dead

An Amatrice parish priest described the earthquake as an 'immense tragedy'
Associated Press

New Bishop of Memphis appointed by Pope

Auxiliary Bishop Martin Holley of Washington will replace Bishop J Terry Steib
Catholic News Service

Pope offers prayers for victims of Turkey suicide bombing

A suicide bomber killed 51 people at a Kurdish wedding party on Saturday
Staff Reporter

Fugitive former abbot appears in court over abuse allegations

Fr Laurence Soper was arrested on Sunday after returning to the UK from Kosovo
Staff Reporter

Bishop heading to Vatican will miss 'beautiful people and culture' of Dallas

Bishop Kevin Farrell, head of the new office for marriage and family life, say the subjects are key for the future of society
David Sedeno

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Staff Reporter

The true history of celibacy

The debate on married priests is damaged by myth-making. History shows that married men, if ordained, had to live continently
Fr Jerome Bertram

August 21 to August 27

archbishop smith (southwark) sun – fri: diocesan pilgrimage to lourdes bishop davies (shrewsbury) fri – sat: youth 2000 prayer festival, wal...
The Catholic Herald

Briefly noted

vatican ii: a pastoral council by serafino m lanzetta (gracewing, £25) . “what did vatican ii really mean?” asks fr serafino lanzetta. it wa...
Staff writers

Comments of the Week

henry viii and the leave campaign sir – as a member of the historians for britain group, which campaigned for brexit, it is a trifle hard to...
The Catholic Herald