Pope Francis

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...
James Jeffrey

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 ...
Mary Wakefield

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...
John L Allen

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...
John Lavenburg

Cardinal Nichols gives his reaction to Pope's 'remarkable' Dilexit Nos

the head of the catholic church in england and wales had given his reaction to pope francis’s latest encyclical  dilexit nos . in welco...
The Catholic Herald

Pope's new encyclical invokes Sacred Heart as remedy to ‘loss of desire’ and ‘fanaticism’ afflicting modern world

pope francis in his latest encyclical has stressed the social dimension of god’s love, saying the ancient devotion to the sacred heart of je...
Elise Allen

Canada's Gen X cardinal-elect says younger red-hat cohort brings 'perspective of engagement'

while cardinal-elect francis leo’s upcoming promotion from archbishop of toronto isn’t necessarily a surprise – a cardinal has led the archd...
johnlavenburg