Newsroom

Refusal of Communion to minister over abortion vote causes rift in Irish Church

a rift has emerged within the irish catholic church after it emerged that a priest had refused communion to an irish politician because he h...

DeclanMcSweeney

Vatican employees face a depressing workplace lacking 'initiative' and 'collaboration'

some years back, a couple of enterprising figures on the roman scene, devoted catholics with backgrounds in business, had the bright idea of...

Trump assassination attempt 'wounds people and democracy', says Vatican

rome – in response to the apparent assassination attempt against former united states president donald trump at a campaign rally saturday, t...

Rouen Cathedral's spire catches fire; blaze has been contained

a fire that broke out on the spire of rouen cathedral is reported to have been bought under control by firefighters who responded to the eme...

The Catholic Herald

Radio Maria faces closure in Nicaragua after punitive decree from Ortega regime

nicaragua’s radio maria broadcasting station faces closure after its legal status was revoked by the country's dictatorial regime.&nbsp...

EduardoCamposLima

'Crushingly poignant': Iraqi crosses damaged by ISIS added to Westminster Cathedral exhibition

three crosses that were damaged when isis islamists seized iraq’s nineveh plains are to be added to an exhibition currently on show in westm...

The Catholic Herald

Can new UK Prisons Minister cobble together a plan that actually reflects Christian values?

the announcement that james timpson is the new minister for prisons, probation and parole was one of the few surprises – and one of the...

Holy Family parish school hit by Israeli military in Gaza

there are reports that the school next to the catholic parish of the holy family in northern gaza has been hit by the israeli military. the ...

Joe Biden will only pull out of presidential race if ‘Lord Almighty’ intervenes

us president joe biden has said that if the "lord almighty" tells him to end his run for re-election this november then he will do so – othe...

Benjamin Britten's surprising habit of 'Christianising' non-Christian stories in his operas

benjamin britten was one of those composers whose religious leanings were unclear; and as a gay man in mid-20th century england, he had few ...