Pope Francis

cardinal giovanni battista re has been elected the new dean of the college of cardinals with cardinal leonardo sandri as vice-dean. re, 85, ...

Howard Kiernan

four months after submitting his mandatory letter of resignation to pope francis, archbishop charles chaput officially stood down as leader ...

Matt Hadro/CNA

an estimated 10,000 pilgrims travelled from both near and far to attend mass at the opening of the national prayer vigil for life celebrated...

Christine Rousselle/CNA

around 10,000 pilgrims have attended mass at the basilica of the national shrine of the immaculate conception ahead of the march for life in...

Luke Coppen

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, january 26 : the third sunday in ordinary time is 8:23–9:3; ps 27; 1 cor 1:10-13, 17; mt 4:12-2...

The Catholic Herald

shapeshifters: a history by john b kachuba reaktion books, 200pp, £16/$22.50 the myth of the vampire is among the most popular in internatio...

Simon Caldwell

andrea riccardi is the founder of the community of sant’egidio, an influential lay association active in more than 70 countries. he has been...

Paolo Gambi

what can the church do to better serve the indigenous peoples of amazonia? and what can she learn from amazonian spirituality? these questio...

The Catholic Herald

montreal religious curriculum to be removed the government of quebec is about to eliminate its ethics and religious culture (erc) curriculum...

Staff writers

it is more than 20 years since a pope set foot in india. in 1999, an ailing pope john paul ii made what reporters called a “tense” visit to ...

The Catholic Herald