Interview

Catherine Pakaluk discusses religious influences on mothers choosing to have lots of babies

it is old news that birth rates are falling in britain and across the west. and yet, despite this, discussion around fertility rates is only...
Portia Berry-Kilby

Bishop Joseph Strickland: A steadfast bishop unafraid to challenge consensus

in 2018 bishop joseph strickland, who led the diocese of tyler, in texas, stuck his head above the parapet at a gathering of the united stat...
Katherine Bennett

Pope goes prime time and does first US TV network interview

pope francis has done his first extended one-on-one interview with a us tv network in the course of his 11-year papacy. the 87-year-old pope...
The Catholic Herald

Reflections on a pilgrimage to a Jordan Peterson rally: the good, the bad and the evil

last week i made my first visit, or pilgrimage even, to a jordan peterson rally in oklahoma in the united states. i and my youtube colleague...
Gavin Ashenden

Majority of Scots oppose abortion buffer zones, parliament consultation reveals

a scottish parliament consultation on msp gillian mckay’s buffer zone bill has shown that 77 per cent of respondents oppose introd...
The Catholic Herald

‘A daring raid deep inside the monarchy’: Netflix dramatisation of Prince Andrew’s infamous interview

last month netflix aired its latest production to do with the british royal family; no, not another series of  the crown , but a drama ...
Julia Hamilton

INTERVIEW: Bishop-elect of Clifton talks about marriage, parenting in a secular world, the pressures faced by priests and much more, including the Church's greatest asset

pope francis appointed rev. canon bosco macdonald as the tenth bishop of clifton on 14 march 2024. it followed the pope on the same day&nbsp...
The Catholic Herald

'I'm a cultural Christian', declares Richard Dawkins, the world's most famous atheist

richard dawkins – one of the world’s most famous atheists – has declared himself to be a “cultural christian”. the author of the god delusio...
Simon Caldwell

BBC to feature St Winefride's Well in Good Friday broadcast of 'Pilgrimage'

the bbc will tonight screen the first of three hour-long episodes of its series pilgrimage following seven celebrity pilgrims, of differing ...
The Catholic Herald

El Paso bishop on Texas migrant shelter and federal failures: ‘Rhetoric always ramps up’ during election season

in bishop mark seitz’s initial response to an attempt by the state of texas to shut down a catholic migrant shelter in el paso, he noted how...
johnlavenburg