Pope Francis

Priest who survived gulag is beatified

a polish-born priest who was deported to soviet-ruled central asia and volunteered to stay on and minister to catholics has been beatified. ...
Staff writers

In brief

pope to meet families of terrorist victims pope francis is to meet families of victims of the nice terrorist attack at the vatican tomorrow....
Staff writers

Tug of war over Amoris

when pope francis published amoris laetitia five months ago, i predicted that the discussion of the document and its implications for cathol...
Fr Mark Drew

Annulment chaos in the Holy Land

pope francis has insisted that his annulment reforms are not a subversion of the church’s teaching against divorce. but in the middle east a...
Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

China’s evil secret

this article contains details which some readers may find disturbing ‘the scalpel cut into the chest and blood gushed out,” recalled an unna...
Benedict Rogers

Tim Kaine: yesterday’s Catholic leftist

at the centre of the china cabinet in my grandparents’ farmhouse, amid porcelain, crystal, and family portraits, stands a plate painted with...
Matthew Schmitz

Comments of the Week

catholic schools can heal britain’s divisions sir – you are right to welcome the government lifting the admissions cap on catholic schools a...
The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0458

cryptic across 8 king of moab is not king longer, being 2 (5) 9 last word to a detective retiring to smart part of rio (7) 10 type of card n...
Alun Evans

God’s indulgences revisited

when pope francis launched the holy year of mercy, he promised that christians could gain a special indulgence during this year. that left a...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Christians must have hearts filled with love, Pope tells general audience

The pontiff told the crowd gathered in St Peter's Square that hatred will 'turn their hearts to stone'
Catholic News Service