Pope Francis

United States would ‘grind to a standstill’ without immigrants, says Texas bishop

bishop mark seitz of el paso is encouraging the us congress to create more avenues to legal employment authorisation for those with pending ...

Pope's popularity rating tumbles in United States

new york – a new report has found that pope francis’s favourability rating among american catholics has fallen from 83 per cent in 2021 to 7...

British archbishop visiting Vietnam to help Vatican rebuild diplomatic ties

liverpool-born archbishop paul richard gallagher, the vatican's secretary for relations with states and international organisations, is curr...

Abortion can never be a fundamental right, bishops warn EU politicians

the bishops of the european union have reiterated their firm opposition ahead of the upcoming vote on 11 april in brussels on whether to inc...

The Catholic Herald

Why mass-migration is an inevitability until Catholic teaching is heeded

what’s really behind the “migrant crisis”? is it even a “crisis” anymore or has a normality been begrudgingly accepted that the borders of t...

Johannes McLaren

Pope Francis tries to set record straight on tensions with Benedict XVI and Cardinal Sarah in new book

rome – pope francis has opened up and made further revelations in a new book released today, discussing the relationships and interpers...

Sacramento latest diocese to file for bankruptcy due to abuse compensation after California changes statute of limitations

new york – facing more than 250 lawsuits alleging the sexual abuse of minors by clergy and other employees since the 1950s, the diocese of s...

Ecuador renews its standing as world's first country consecrated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus

ecuador has renewed its historic consecration to the sacred heart of jesus, first carried out 150 years ago. archbishop alfredo josé espinoz...

The Catholic Herald

Letters: A morally tough choice for US Catholics (Biden v. Trump) doesn't excuse them from need to vote in election

the common good  sir – we live in difficult times, and it is very hard to discern and make wise political decisions. i deeply disagree ...

Catholic Herald Readers

Pope Francis reveals he was used in ‘manoeuvre’ during 2005 conclave to prevent Benedict’s election

rome – pope francis has said that he was used in an “manoeuvre” to block the election of the future benedict xvi during the 2005 conclave, b...