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Comedy and the Christian Faith: Appreciating Jesus’s humour gives us a new perspective

one day long ago, in the 1970s, i remember listening to the fusty old lord chancellor, lord hailsham, on radio 4. years later i read a novel...

Why we need to turn to Eucharistic Adoration to find hope

when pope francis announced the jubilee for 2025,  he  said “we must fan the flame of hope that has been given us.” he explai...

Archbishop John Wilson

Samurai Takayama: should he become Japan's first samurai saint, or was he more sinner?

the mysterious vetting process takes at least five years and is one of the catholic church's best kept secrets. but, somewhere in the vatica...

On Pilgrimage With: Anita Boniface, writer and chaplaincy volunteer

where would you go? a place i’d like to revisit on pilgrimage is aylesford priory in kent. i often went there as a child and young adult wit...

The Catholic Herald

Christian podcasts are surging in popularity – 2025 could prove their breakout year

the christian podcast scene is having a moment. in 2024, it became increasingly clear that more mainstream podcasts either had openly christ...

Thomas Casemore

The unshakable Catholic Faith of Ethel Kennedy – through all of it

“introspection, i hate it,” was the watchword of ethel kennedy, the widow of robert f.  kennedy, who spent her life looking forward and...

A Father's Heart: Sometimes Catholic schools need reminding about being Catholic...

one of the herald’s chaplains answers your questions we were delighted when our son tom was offered a place at our local catholic academy sc...

The Catholic Herald

Iraq’s historic Christian heartland recovering from ISIS occupation

thousands of christians have returned to their homes in the historic christian heartland of iraq and are rebuilding their lives, including o...

How the deep faith of John Studzinski has imbued his work in the worlds of finance and philanthropy

the following interview is part of a series called profiles in faith , exploring ways in which the personal and professional lives of notewo...

The Epistle of James: brilliant, passionate and massively frustrated

frank cottrell-boyce wonders at our recognising voices. what an extraordinary thing it is that we recognise individual human voices. that i ...