Pope Francis

West England and the Diocese of Clifton have a new bishop

the diocese of clifton has a new bishop as of 14 march 2024. pope francis has appointed rev. canon bosco macdonald as the tenth bishop of cl...
The Catholic Herald

Distribution of ‘puberty blockers’ to children halted by NHS England amid increasing political and theological pushback

it has been announced that so-called “gender identity clinics” run by nhs england will no longer be permitted to prescribe the drugs known a...
Johannes McLaren

Cardinal Parolin backs Pope over Ukraine and negotiation, citing 'real' risks of nuclear escalation

rome – vatican secretary of state italian cardinal pietro parolin has defended pope francis’s recent remarks suggesting that ukraine step ba...
Elise Allen

Ukrainian groups criticise Pope's comments about negotiations to end war

rome – there has been a significant backlash from both ukrainian civil and ecclesial authorities in the wake of a recent interview pope fran...
Elise Allen

Italian Catholics reverting to ancient Roman gods, seers and sorcerers

a startling number of lapsed catholics in italy are reverting to the deities of ancient rome and turning to pagan seers, astrologers and psy...
DrJulesGomes

Letters: Fiducia Supplicans and 'bowing to the corrupting nature of a secular world devoid of absolutes'

fiducia supplicans sir – it is worrying that the holy father appears to question the motives of anyone who has concerns about  fiducia ...
Catholic Herald Readers

Pope ‘understanding’ towards FSSP, 'invites' Priestly Fraternity to 'build up' and celebrate Traditional Latin Mass

pope francis has held a meeting with leading representatives of the largest grouping of traditionalist priests in the catholic church during...
Tom Colsy

Worldwide papal travel is here to stay, whether Demos II likes it or not

rome – on the evening of april 19, 2005, just hours after his election, the man who had just become benedict xvi confided to alberto gasbarr...
John L Allen

Fr Anthony Symondson SJ, 1940-2024

fr anthony symondson sj, who died on 31 january at the age of 83, was one of the 20th century’s most significant historians of ecclesiastica...
The Catholic Herald

US President rejects Catholic teaching on IVF as bishops oppose state funding

new york – in a letter to senators, four american bishops’ conference chairmen argued that there is no scenario where in vitro fertilisation...
The Catholic Herald