Pope Francis

Bishop calls for prayer after police killings

the bishop of baton rouge, louisiana, has called for a week of prayer, fasting and reflection after the deaths of three police officers on s...

Comments of the Week

pope francis is a gift we ought to treasure sir – there is an old story of a man who, during a flood, refused to leave his house because, he...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣   trump picks ‘evangelical catholic’ as deputy what happened? donald trump selected mike pence as his running mate for the republican...

Dragon’s den

pope francis gave one of the most puzzling interviews of his pontificate back in january. speaking to asia times, in what was billed as his ...

Liberal Catholicism’s unexpected crisis

even as pope francis wins the applause of the world for giving catholicism a friendlier face, critics have started to grumble. on social med...

Matthew Schmitz

The key to a strong marriage? Homework

‘when i drove marilyn to work we mainly used to listen to the radio, but since the course started we talk, nineteen to the dozen, about the ...

Quentin de la Bedoyere

Spiritual books round-up

word without end: the mass – splendor of the incarnation by francis j pierson, £10 (from catholicstore.com) pierson, an educated catholic la...

Francis Phillips

Seminarian dies rescuing woman

brian bergkamp, a seminarian from the diocese of wichita, has died after saving the life of a woman who fell into a river. the 24-year-old w...

Many Muslims are finding Christ. We need to be ready to welcome them

Perhaps discussing the Scriptures is the best way in for Muslims

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Morning Catholic must-reads: 21/07/16

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