Pope Francis

when cardinal luis antonio tagle takes the reins at the vatican congregation for the evangelisation of peoples this month, he will face a ho...

Christopher R. Altieri

when, as deputy prime minister, john prescott punched a protester during the general election campaign in 2001 it nearly ruined his career. ...

Melissa Kite

the eu is constitutionally committed to the idea of democracy. furthermore, every country in it is by tradition christian, about a third bei...

Andrew Tettenborn

next week could see a cricket-mad aristocrat related to princes william and harry take a step closer to canonisation, when vatican officials...

Simon Caldwell

an apostolic letter which tweaked the role of the dean of the college of cardinals was one of two moves at the end of 2019 which made it cle...

Christopher R. Altieri

washington, dc supreme court considering louisiana abortion law more than 200 senators and members of congress have signed an amicus brief s...

Staff writers

what happened? pope francis has apologised for slapping the hand of a woman who reached out and grabbed him on new year’s eve. film of the i...

Staff writers

chile is the new ireland: a once proud catholic nation dramatically turning its back on the church. a survey by the pontifical catholic univ...

The Catholic Herald

pope francis delivered his annual “state of the world” speech to diplomats accredited to the holy see on thursday morning, in the clementine...

Christopher R. Altieri

bishop edward scharfenberger of albany, new york, is in a tough spot. appointed apostolic administrator of the diocese of buffalo after...

Christopher R. Altieri