Pope Francis

BREAKING: Archbishop of Canterbury resigns amid safeguarding 'cover-up' controversy

the archbishop of canterbury, the most revd justin welby, has resigned in the wake of increasing public anger about the way in which the lea...

The Pollens, an English Catholic artistic dynasty

catholicism in england since emancipation in 1829 has thrown up a number of dynasties specialising in architecture and the wider arts. among...

Pope takes roses and chocolates to Italy's abortion pioneer

pope francis has taken chocolates and a bouquet of roses to the italian politician who successfully campaigned to legalise abortion in the 1...

Everything up in the air as bitterest of US elections begins

austin, texas - both yesterday and today there been nothing about the us election on the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb...

Pope Francis' surprising propagation of an important and traditional devotion

pope francis is full of surprises, and the latest is his encyclical on that sometimes unfashionable aspect of catholic devotion, the sacred ...

The Catholic Herald

In search of the late Brother Harold: paying a visit to England’s oldest hermit

it first occurred to me to visit shepherd’s law last october, though it beats me why i never thought of it before. something jogged my mind ...

Letter from the Editor: Assisted suicide and broader change

much has happened since the catholic herald last landed on doormats, as my predecessor william cash writes in this month’s diary. i tra...

Serenhedd James

St Birinus Music Festival to celebrate Allhallowtide with the music of 'commemoration' – Gregorian chant

a musical performance is strikingly akin to an act of commemoration. it is the job of musicians to commune with composers who, more often th...

Ryan Wigglesworth

Synod displayed Catholicism's uncanny ability to frustrate just about everyone

from the beginning, one of the most persistent charges against pope francis’s synod of bishops on synodality, which got underway in 2021 and...

US bishop: Pope's encyclical on Heart of Jesus is antidote to 'ills of modern society'

new york – the head of the united states' conference of catholic bishops says the new encyclical of pope francis has offered a “simple and p...