Pope Francis

Assisted suicide and euthanasia can never be a substitute for good palliative care, says Pope Francis

dying patients need palliative care and not euthanasia or assisted suicide, pope francis has said. at his general audience in the vatican’s ...

Pope Emeritus Benedict apologises to abuse victims while advisers defend his handling of cases

pope emeritus benedict xvi personally requested forgiveness from abuse survivors in a letter responding to a report that faulted his handlin...

Former Anglican Bishop of Chester joins the Catholic Church

the former anglican bishop of chester has become a catholic during a private ceremony in scotland. dr peter forster, 71, who retired in 2019...

Wisdom of the elders

stories of a generation, the new netflix series, is something rather remarkable: a dialogue between generations, a series of interviews with...

Gertrude Clarke

Pope’s gift for publicity has its dangers

pope francis has done it again. he has got himself into the news – on social media – by turning up at a record shop in rome to spend 10 minu...

The Catholic Herald

Lessons that remain forever fresh

eighty years after st edmund campion was martyred at tyburn, father henry more – the great-grandson of st thomas more – visited the north of...

The Pope's New Normal

it was, apropos nothing, as we walked to his school together the other day, that my son looked up at me and said: “by the way, the pope play...

Baddesley Clinton

baddesley clinton lies some eight miles to the north of warwick, in the forest of arden. the beautiful moated manor house dating from the 14...

Crisis of disunity threatens German Church

in his fascinating interview with karl gustel wärnberg in this issue , cardinal gerhard müller, former prefect for the congregation for the ...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis declares St. Irenaeus ‘Doctor of Unity’

pope francis on friday officially declared st. irenaeus of lyon as the 37th doctor of the church, with the title “doctor unitatis” (“doctor ...