Life

The beauty and power of music can bring us into the presence of the Divine

a book on sexual passion, which was authored by cardinal fernández of the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith, has recently been redisco...

Ukrainian Catholic community in UK count the costs and kindnesses at two-year anniversary of Russian invasion

in the basement of the ukrainian catholic cathedral in central london is the ukrainian welcome centre that has been serving refugees since t...

Death of Catholic former Dutch prime minister highlights ‘duo euthanasia’ trend in Netherlands

at the start of february both dries van agt, a catholic former dutch prime minister, and his wife chose to die together through euthanasia.&...

The Catholic Herald

Reaction to Fiducia in US has revealed ‘enduring animus’ to ‘LGBT persons’, says key Pope ally

anaheim – one of pope francis’s most vocal allies in the church hierarchy in the united states has criticised the reaction among some cathol...

Pilgrimage standoff: Assisi v. Santiago de Compostela, which comes out on top?

can one commit pilgrimage “adultery”? in the months of planning leading up to taking a group of catholic herald pilgrims along a portion of ...

NHS end-of-life 'pathway' practises continue despite being banned

the liverpool care pathway (lcp) was abolished in every hospital and hospice in the country just under a decade ago. this end-of-life-care p...

Ukrainian divorce rate hits all-time high as head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church decries human cost of the war

rome – as headlines around the world reverberate to the news of the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny on friday, and as the ...

Ukraine Catholic leader counts costs of two years of war

in the run-up to the second anniversary of the war in ukraine, one of the country’s most senior catholic leaders has described how the churc...

Report: 8,000 Nigerian Christians murdered in worst year for Islamist attacks

yaoundé, cameroon – nigeria last year witnessed the bloodiest year of islamist attacks against christians according to a new report. more th...

A Valentine's Day reflection on Terni: the Italian home of Saint Valentine

the catholic herald knows all about where saint valentine comes from. his hometown of terni, about 60 kilometres north of rome, is where we ...