Soul

US bishops take on government non-discrimination rule for 'gender identity, sexual orientation' in health services

new york – lawyers representing the us catholic bishops have written to the us department of health and human services (hhs) to express conc...
johnlavenburg

Canonisation dates for Blesseds Acutis and Frassati confirmed by Pope Francis

pope francis during his weekly general audience announced the canonisation dates of two of the catholic church’s most popular young saints-i...
Elise Allen

London museum to show 'queer' drag-themed reinterpretation of Handel's Messiah

a london museum is to present a drag-themed reinterpretation of handel's messiah this december. the foundling museum in camden, london, will...
Thomas Edwards

World's tallest statue of St Patrick lit red to highlight persecution of Christians

the world's tallest statue of the patron saint of ireland has been illuminated in red to highlight the plight of persecuted christians along...
The Catholic Herald

Steering the spiritual ship: our outgoing editor reviews 140 years of the Catholic Herald

this year marks the 140th anniversary of the catholic herald ’s origins as a newspaper. when the herald was founded by editor charles diamon...
William Cash

Jesus knew how to deploy a military metaphor for his mission to Hades

"when you see these things happening: know that he is near, at the very gates." (mark 13:29) which gates is jesus talking of in sunday’s gos...
Fr David Howell

Masculinity and femininity are definable realities: Understanding them can lead to a deeper awareness of love and God

‘i don’t want to prove a woman is strong like a man – no, a woman is strong in her own way, our strength is in our femininity.” these words ...
Katherine Bennett

Why we must recover St Thomas Becket: Catholic England's standard bearer against secular tyranny

in august 2023, one of the foremost newspapers in the united kingdom exhumed an old contention from the dirt after it featured a curious sto...
Tom Colsy

U.S. Church will fight mass deportation of migrants, says bishop

baltimore – the american church will fight the mass deportation of migrants promised by newly-elected president donald trump, a bishop has s...
The Catholic Herald

Warwick Street: Three centuries of Catholic worship in the heart of London

‘came the cardinal,” wrote our correspondent marian curd in 1954, describing the archbishop of westminster’s visit that december to cro...
Serenhedd James