Soul

What Benedict XVI meant to me and my sisters

i was in our community chapel, just before mass, when i received a message that pope emeritus benedict xvi had died. my immediate reaction w...
Mother Winsome

Catholic activist remains defiant in face of Hong Kong jail threat

a catholic activist insisted on monday that his uk-based human rights monitoring group would not be silenced after hong kong police threaten...
CNA Staff

God Knows, We Will Doubt God

when looking for a quote on doubt, on this feast of st thomas the apostle, whom we call "doubting thomas," i was surprised how differently p...
MarkDohle

The Church and the Crown: Catholicism and the English Monarchy

after four and a half centuries, is all at last forgiven? in east hendred in oxfordshire a catholic church and presbytery sit opposite each ...
Serenhedd James

Body Integrity Dysphoria (BID): What it is and why Catholics need be aware of it

the bbc headline read “‘eunuch-maker’ mutilator jailed for 22 years” – it was enough to grab anyone’s attention. the article spoke of a dege...
Thomas Casemore

There is a wealth of peaceful, prayerful heritage in the old churches across our land

within a day’s hike from my house in a quiet corner of kent, there are at least four ruined or abandoned chapels. my father, a retired angli...
Niall Gooch

Tuning in to science and faith

over this past year, i’ve been involved in producing a series of science and faith programmes for radio maria england. radio maria england i...
Fr Robert Verrill OP

Eamon Duffy: My favourite book of the Bible is Genesis

irish historian eamon duffy on the ‘paradoxical power’ and gripping family drama of the book of genesis. having to nominate one favourite bi...
Eamon Duffy

From the vault: Eire Anois Of Patrick's bell, crozier, goat, penance, hymn and fire

this piece b y terence j. sheehy originally appeared in the 16 march 1973 issue of the catholic herald, and is lightly edited here for clari...
Terence J. Sheehy

Bishop Mark Davies welcomes Pope’s new encyclical on Sacred Heart of Jesus as a ‘great gift’

the bishop of shrewsbury has praised pope francis’ fourth encyclical letter  dilexit nos , welcoming the pope's reflections on the sacr...
The Catholic Herald