Pope Francis

Seminaries urged to teach climate change

the nurturing of holy, healthy and humble priests requires prayers for vocations and the careful selection and training of candidates, the c...
Staff writers

Scorsese’s new film ‘a pilgrimage’

director martin scorsese has described his new film silence as a major stage in his pilgrimage of faith, a pilgrimage that included dropping...
Staff writers

In brief

catholic father of five to lead new zealand the new prime minister of new zealand, bill english, is a practising catholic. in 2008 he said: ...
Staff writers

Catholic of the Year: The cheerful shepherd

on the website of the diocese of portsmouth, there is a video of bishop philip egan delivering his october 2016 pastoral letter on the futur...
The Catholic Herald

The inside story of the St Mary’s revival

when the board of the largest catholic university in britain tried to recruit francis campbell as its vice-chancellor in 2013, he was intent...
Amy-Jo Crowley

Comments of the Week

we need to pray for president-elect trump sir – the issue of abortion and the right to life of unborn children right across the western worl...
The Catholic Herald

Our churches as sanctuaries

whenever we have been at our best, as christians, we have opened our churches as sanctuaries to the poor and the endangered. we have a long,...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Miss Universe donates personal possessions to Caritas

Pia Wurtzbach gave clothes, shoes and dresses to the Catholic charity
Megan Griffiths

'The most beautiful joy of Christmas is inner joy of peace,' Pope tells general audience

At his latest general audience, Francis discussed the 'many splendours' of the baby Jesus
Catholic News Service

Catholic of the Year: The cheerful shepherd

Bishop Philip Egan is on an urgent mission to turn his diocese into a powerhouse of evangelisation
The Catholic Herald