Life

Life without crises is barely life at all, Pope Francis tells young people

lisbon –pope francis has met with young people involved in an organisation he established personally in buenos aires, encouraging them to ac...

Elise Ann Allen

Clerical eco-activists and taking God's name in vain

it is not easy to watch pictures of an elderly protestant clergywoman, sporting her dog collar, being arrested for breaching the peace as sh...

Painted Love in Bath, Somerset

the marriage portraits at an exhibition in bath not only capture a likeness, but contain much symbolism, says katherine cole . walk through ...

Gwen John gives room for reflection

gwen john comes into her own at this excellent show at pallant house, finds gertrude clark . gwen john is invariably – and inevitably – desc...

Gertrude Clarke

The right not to say what you don’t believe

the supreme court’s ruling is pro-freedom of speech, not anti-gay. in late june, before adjourning until the next october term, the supreme ...

US Catholic Schools performed better in the pandemic than state schools

despite their high success rate, catholic schools in the us are struggling for funding – and for survival – says jamie macguire . according ...

Diary: by Fr Anthony Robbie

summer may be warming the children of the north at this time of year, but it is a very different story here by bondi beach in new south wale...

Fr Anthony Robbie

The Catholic Herald's Leading UK Catholics 2023

every year, the catholic herald draws up a list of prominent catholics in the uk – and every year, the criteria for entry are slightly diffe...

The Catholic Herald

Gender dysphoria is real. Being 'trans' is not

barbie  is one of the most perceptive depictions of female puberty that i have ever encountered. as a child in the girl power culture o...

Enoch Burke case: the unanswered questions

irish schoolteacher enoch burke has been ordered to pay costs to wilson’s hospital secondary school after the high court determined that the...

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