Pope Francis

the recent decision by pope francis to add the feast of our lady of loreto to the universal calendar made me think of pope leo xiii, the mis...

Fr Raymond de Souza

the history of the catholic church in japan is one of triumph, tragedy, but above all perseverance. after st francis xavier and his fellow m...

William Doino Jr

after his apostolic visit to thailand later this month, pope francis will move on to japan, a land of saints and martyrs, but also a country...

Roy Peachey

an outbreak of violence in ethiopia at the end of october has manifested a worrying new trend in one of the world’s most religious countries...

James Jeffrey

an earlier version of this article noted that fr gerard doyle had been asked by his superior to inform fr samuel penney that he was about to...

Simon Caldwell

the us bishops are making their ad limina visits this month, the pilgrimages bishops must make every five years “to the threshold of the apo...

Christopher R. Altieri

washington, dc rubio calls for ‘common good capitalism’ one of the us’s best-known catholic politicians has called for a new economic model ...

Staff writers

"we’ve got so much to thank god for … we’re so clever we could blow each other up … we don't love one another … our lord jesus said he’ll be...

Staff writers

pope francis’s trip to thailand and japan begins on tuesday november 19, when he flies from rome to bangkok. the visit will begin with a wel...

Staff writers

william oddie, who died last week aged 80, may not have been the longest-serving editor of the catholic herald, but he was one of the most i...

Luke Coppen