Pope Francis

To start the healing process, the US bishops should consider doing public penance

Whether with a Holy Hour or sackcloth and ashes, prelates can make reparation for the sins of their brother bishops

Dawn Eden Goldstein

'The health of the country is linked to this place': an interview with Walsingham's rector

Mgr John Armitage is helping to lead an ambitious renewal project at England's best-loved shrine

How Paul VI and John Paul II defended moral truth

In Veritatis Splendor, John Paul II gave an uncompromising defence of Humanae Vitae

Fr Raymond de Souza

William Cash: The disturbing reality of the death penalty

last week, when pope francis made his much-discussed change to the catechism entry on the death penalty, i happened to be reading a journali...

Penalty time

pope francis is changing the catechism of the catholic church in order to declare that the death penalty is “inadmissible” – in other words,...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣ pope orders change to catechism on death penalty what happened? pope francis changed the wording of the catechism on the death penalty. th...

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online a saint’s writings finally in print at new liturgical movement, peter kwasniewski drew attention to a majo...

In brief

new orleans centre to promote african-american sainthood candidates xavier university of louisiana has announced that its institute for blac...

Pakistan: Meet the new boss

the new leader promises change. but christians aren’t celebrating yet in a televised speech made after his victory in pakistan’s elections, ...

‘It’s a bit like being a paramedic’

Armitage has a track record in building institutions and the bishops wanted someone who could develop England’s national Marian shrine