Pope Francis

Pushkin, cat who met the Pope and published a book, dies aged 19

the author, papal confidant, archivist and cat pushkin has died aged 19. he had been suffering from thyroid problems and went off his food o...

Milan court rules against Archbishop Viganò in inheritance lawsuit

a civil court in milan has ordered archbishop carlo maria viganò, a longtime diplomat and former vatican nuncio to the united states, to ret...

Morning Catholic must-reads: 16/11/18

the church risks “becoming disoriented by falling prey to ... polarisation” , pope francis has told latin american priests ( video ). israel...

Prize crossword 0568

cryptic across 1 insignificant number lacking zip in old musical brought back featuring, in sam, a naughty girl (6) 4 egyptian city’s almost...

The mystery of Fr Jenkins

can pope francis impose a moratorium on the use of “mystery” in catholic discourse? can he ban it from official and semi-official catholic j...

Leading articles

style and substance you hold in your hands the first us edition of the catholic herald. it was 130 years in the making, but we think you’ll ...

The Catholic Herald

Airbrushing the Bible out of the First World War

for the soldiers in the trenches of the first world war, the comforts of faith were essential. indeed, so bravely did the french priests ser...

Latin: the language of remembrance

i recently attended the funeral at the london oratory of a friend, killed in an accident aged only 47. the baroque magnificence of the orato...

Letters & emails

let’s share cathedrals with anglicans sir – i found peter sheppard’s article (charterhouse, october 5) about the possibility of catholics re...

The Catholic Herald

Are tensions rising between the Vatican and Cardinal Burke?

the italian journalist who helped archbishop carlo maria viganò craft his searing “testimony” now claims that rome has quietly ordered ameri...

Michael Warren Davis