Pope Francis

January 8 to January 14

cardinal nichols (westminster) wed: meeting with bishops’ conference staff, london, sw1p 1qj, 10.00am. archbishop longley (birmingham) sun: ...
The Catholic Herald

My favourite books of the past year

so much of life, particularly today, constitutes an unconscious conspiracy against reading. lack of time, the pressure of our jobs and elect...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

When a mother loses a child, respond with tears, not words, says Pope

Francis says that Rachel, in the book of Jeremiah, represents every mother throughout history who cries over 'irreparable loss'
Catholic News Service

What's inside this week's magazine?

Take a look inside this week's Catholic Herald
Staff Reporter

The improbable Secretary-General

He’s a practising Catholic who opposes abortion and gay marriage. How on earth has António Guterres been appointed head of the UN?
Filipe D'Avillez

Cardinal Müller’s balancing act

The Vatican doctrinal chief may be a hard taskmaster, but he has an instinct for finding common ground. Can he heal the Church’s divisions?
Fr Mark Drew

Ten stories to watch in 2017

A guide to the stories that will be making headlines in 2017
The Catholic Herald

Texan judge blocks regulation requiring Catholic hospitals to provide gender transition services

The judge rejected the regulation because plantiffs would be forced to violate their religious beliefs
Associated Press

Pope Francis: 'Prison conditions must be humane'

At his general audience, the Pope prayed for prisoners killed in recent riots in Brazil
Associated Press

Let's remember the prophecy of Benedict XVI as we begin the New Year

In 1970 Joseph Ratzinger predicted the Church's declining influence in the world
Francis Phillips