Pope Francis

Giving money to beggars 'sustains a degrading lifestyle', says bishop

A blog post by Bishop Thomas Tobin came after Pope Francis said helping the homeless was always right

Associated Press

Jean-Claude Juncker criticised for 'offensive' behaviour at papal audience

A Polish MP has said his 'alcohol dependency' is a problem for the European community

Madeleine Teahan

God weeps for those who stray from him, says Pope Francis

During Lent we should seek to return to him with a whole heart, the Pope said in a morning homily

Why Ireland needs more Rome, not less

The Irish Church has lost its fervour, yet retains its fierce independence. But without outside intervention, it will continue to flounder

A year to look backwards

The anniversaries of 2017 are a chance to ponder events that profoundly shape the world today

Fr Raymond de Souza

Comments of the week

get ready for the next wave of converts sir – i first had the privilege of meeting the present bishop of burnley, the rt rev philip north, 2...

The Catholic Herald

Francis: evangelisation isn’t about numbers

pope francis began a day trip to milan on saturday by visiting the poor and those who minister to them. he had lunch at the city’s historic ...

Why Ireland needs more Rome, not less

pope francis is due to visit ireland in august 2018. his trip will probably include a historic journey north of the border. but what he is l...

Mary Kenny: The unsettling moral of two funerals

two recent irish funerals observed: the first was that of cardinal desmond connell, archbishop of dublin, and the first dubliner to be given...

The big story of the past seven days

✣ pope gives landmark address to eu leaders what happened? pope francis addressed the leaders of the european union on the eve of the 60th a...