Pope Francis

cannes has long been maligned as a sunny place for shady people. despite its apparent superficiality, there is a significant spiritual dimen...

Frank Mannion

lunch at the palazzo taverna on april 19, a luncheon was hosted for the herald at the palazzo taverna on via di monte giordano in rome by to...

The Catholic Herald

iraq’s christians cling to hope, despite decades of sanctions, violence and persecution, says tom westcott. after two decades of political&n...

Tom Westcott

"i just wanted to be a holy priest." one never knows when god may interfere with retirement plans. after 25 years as a priest, attending mou...

William Cash

nightingale’s nuns and the crimean war terry tastard bloomsbury, £85, 216 pages those who learned their history from the ladybird books (and...

William Davage

the order of malta has been through a bruising year since, last june, pope francis took a close interest in the affairs of the order, demand...

The Catholic Herald

good news in the church is even more appealing on the feast that is sometimes described as the church’s birthday. the annual pilgrimage from...

Gavin Ashenden

i am delighted to see that the national gallery in london has put on a free show (on until july 30) celebrating the life and legacy of ...

William Cash

italy’s current birthrate is 392,598 newborns per year, a staggering 30 percent drop since 2008, unsustainably low for any country. to avert...

Diana Montagna

the executive director of sciaf, the overseas aid agency of the scottish bishops, has been elected as head of caritas internationalis six mo...

Simon Caldwell