Pope Francis

Italians restore 900-year-old mosaics at Bethlehem church

Restorers, after clearing away centuries of dirt, discovered the Church of the Nativity had a seventh mosaic

Judith Sudilovsky

Dallas bishop urges prayers after five police officers are shot dead

Bishop Farrell has called the violence 'heartbreaking' and says the city is in shock

Catholic News Service

Vatileaks: monsignor and PR expert found guilty of conspiring to leak documents

But Vatican judges acquitted an aide and said they did not have jurisdiction to try Italian journalists

Pope names Archbishop Cupich to Congregation for Bishops

Archbishop will have significant influence over future episcopal appointments in the United States

Madeleine Teahan

The lesson of Chilcot: we need just war theory more than ever

It is only thanks to just war theory that we can articulate why the invasion was immoral

Showdown in the Philippines

Cardinal Tagle is a 'Catholic rock star'; President Duterte scorns the Pope and believes in an eye for an eye. Both are loved by the people — so who will prevail?

The blessing of Benedict

benedict xvi is still a presence in the life of the church. this is extraordinary for so many reasons. most catholics assumed that he would ...

The Catholic Herald

Comments of the Week

the need the welfare state can’t meet sir – the question by matthew schmitz’s friend, tom holland – “what is the church offering that can’t ...

The Catholic Herald

The big story of the past seven days

✣  sspx claims francis is encouraging error what happened? the society of st pius x (sspx) accused pope francis of spreading confusion ...

Church mourns after week of terror

pope francis has prayed for the victims of devastating terrorist attacks in iraq, bangladesh and turkey. speaking to the faithful in st pete...