Pope Francis

Mission abandoned

vatican ii was intended as a call to unity and evangelism, but its legacy has been an escalation of intra-catholic wars. it is time to embra...

The blessed art of giving

my project to regenerate deprived areas of county durham, which will cost up to £100 million, has taught me what it really means to serve ot...

Catholic Herald View

Popes don’t always get what they want

the friends of francis are urging him to take a revolutionary step after the synod. but there are good reasons why he might reject their adv...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Love in a cruel climate

the street children of manila have been failed by their families and rejected by society – but when pope francis paid a visit, they became o...

Francis: faith is being eroded in Germany

the church in germany has strong institutions that contribute much to society, but christianity is much bigger than its institutions, t...

Catholic Herald View

Mother Teresa may be canonised next year

the vatican has signalled that a space has been left in the year of mercy calendar in september for the possible canonisation of mother...

Catholic Herald View

Pope to war-torn nation: I want to bring hope

pope francis has sent video messages to the three african countries he is scheduled to visit this week. in his message for the central ...

Catholic Herald View

Number of Salford parishes to be halved

salford diocese has announced plans to cut the number of parishes from 150 to 75. the proposal was made in a report issued by bishop jo...

Catholic Herald View

Damian Thompson: Can a great composer revive a tone-deaf Church?

both the high and the low points of my week were catholic. i experienced the high point watching bbc iplayer on my computer, slumped on the ...

Saint of the week St Vincent de Paul (September 27)

a bright child perhaps no one else in history has done more to serve the poor than st vincent de paul. he is venerated by both the catholic ...