Life

Conflicting values

the decision by the united states bishops to authorise the drafting of a document on eucharistic coherence is a sign of their courage and wi...

Fr Gerald Murray

You can't take a child from his parents, even if you think you're saving his soul

there is an error catholics and other christians can commit, and have committed, despite the church's own historic warning against it. that ...

Why Catholic journalism matters

the demise of the universe , a catholic paper with 160 years of history, is both sad in itself and telling about the condition of the cathol...

The Catholic Herald

Elizabeth Jennings: The Catholic bag-lady of poetry

the poet elizabeth jennings was born on this day in 1926. a devout catholic, she attended st anne's college, oxford, where she lived all her...

FromtheArchives

At Angelus Pope Francis appeals for "free" healthcare

pope francis leads the angelus prayer from rome's gemelli hospital on 11 july 2021, where he is recovering from colon surgery. (filippo mont...

The patron saint of footballers ... is an Italian

ten years ago, reporting that the vatican had named st luigi scrosoppi as the patron saint of footballers, the catholic herald 's editors no...

FromtheArchives

The Catholic Herald reviews The Hobbit

the catholic herald reviewed j. r. r. tolkien's the hobbit about a month after it appeared. the review in the "children's  catholic her...

FromtheArchives

C. S. Lewis: At first sight a disappointment

the poet elizabeth jennings reviews a book of reminiscences about c. s. lewis, whom she heard lecture when a student at st anne's college. t...

FromtheArchives

Southern African Bishops call for restraint, dialogue in Eswatini

bishops in southern africa are calling for “restraint and a spirit of meaningful dialogue” in the kingdom of eswatini as the government crac...

Oxford Dreams

“i am beginning to take active steps to carry out my oxford dreams,” the dominican fr raphael moss confided to his diary on 26 june 1904. hi...

Rev Dr Richard Finn