Pope Francis

The untold life of the woman who wrote 'In the Bleak Midwinter'

this, surely, is one of the most poetic of christmas carols: in the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, earth stood hard as iron, water ...
Mary Kenny

George Bernard Shaw's unconvincing atheism

when it came to playing the part of a curmudgeon, george bernard shaw seemed to enjoy the role, and there are few better examples of this th...
Fr George Rutler

The CDF has been marginalised. Will Archbishop Scicluna's appointment reverse that?

if there was a catholic “man of the year” for 2018, many people’s candidate would be archbishop charles scicluna of malta. or perhaps “firem...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Diary: Introducing Americans to the three-hour lunch

when the catholic herald team arrived to launch our 130-year-old magazine in america, i thought we were primarily on an intellectual mission...
William Cash

English and Welsh Catholics could be getting a new lectionary

mass-goers will soon be hearing a different bible translation used for readings, according to reports. the current lectionary (official coll...
Dan Hitchens

World news

santa clara, california why young catholics are leaving the church an american study on young adults leaving the church has found that about...
The Catholic Herald

Week in review

the big story of the past seven days ✣ supreme court declines planned parenthood cases what happened? the us supreme court has declined to a...
The Catholic Herald

Armenian Apostolic Church appoints first-ever representative in Rome

the armenian apostolic church, one of six in the oriental orthodox communion, will have a fixed representative in rome, similar to the easte...
Andrea Gagliarducci/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 20/12/18

our age is marked by “a climate of mistrust rooted in the fear of others” , pope francis has said in his world peace day message ( full text...
Luke Coppen

Pope accepts resignation of Los Angeles auxiliary accused of abuse

pope francis has accepted the resignation of 69-year-old auxiliary bishop alexander salazar of los angeles. he took the step after the archd...
Catholic News Service