Life

The unofficial First Lady of New Orleans: a profile in faith of Gayle Benson

leading us catholic philanthropist gayle benson is a pillar of her new orleans community. amanda bowman and william cash ask her about faith...
William Cash

Guns and Rosaries: dynamic, orthodox Catholicism in Chicago and the United States

”what about princess diana?” was not one of the questions i was prepared for as we began our speaking tour in chicago this spring, but with ...
Katherine Bennett

Pope vows to 'stir things up', says WYD brings hope to troubled Europe

lisbon – in the opening salvo of a five-day trip to portugal, pope francis repeated his condemnations of populism and the inequalities of ma...
Elise Ann Allen

Pro-life group criticizes Macron’s call to add abortion to rights charter

a pro-life group in france has denounced president emmanuel macron’s call to add abortion to the eu charter of fundamental rights. “advocati...
Courtney Mares

‘Tragedy of unprecedented proportions’, says bishop on Burkina Faso's terrorist attack

islamist terrorists have massacred more than 150 people – including 22 christians – during one of the deadliest atrocities in burkina faso’s...
The Catholic Herald

Mother Teresa’s nuns struggle to care for sick in small convent near embattled Gaza hospital

mumbai – near gaza’s embattled al-shifa hospital, three nuns of mother teresa’s missionaries of charity are currently struggling to support ...
Nirmala Carvalho

Human history is defined by the clash between good and evil, not 'right' and 'left'

it is a truth universally acknowledged that people may forget what you said, but they will never forget how you made them feel. if that wasn...
Katherine Bennett

Three million 'test tube' embryos destroyed in UK since 1991, government figures reveal

more than three million human embryos have been created and destroyed by scientists in the uk the last 30 years, government figures have rev...
Simon Caldwell

New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients

patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 can die by euthanasia if doctors decide they might not survive, the new zealand government has d...
Simon Caldwell

On the Eleventh Day of Christmas: Journeying with the Magi

the herald's deputy editor joins the magi as they make their way to bethlehem, and takes the opportunity to reflect on their journey - and o...
Serenhedd James