Soul

When does Easter end?

The Church treats Easter as a prolonged celebration of the resurrection rather than a feast that ends on Easter Sunday night

Only one miracle is necessary

Catholic writers continue to make the case that the Resurrection is the most convincing explanation of events in Jerusalem two thousand years ago

Fr Dwight Longenecker

Will there be food in Heaven?

The Resurrection affirms the goodness of the body and hints at a renewed creation in which nothing good is lost

Clement Harrold

Top aide says Pope is resting, not receiving guests or holding meetings

rome – italian cardinal pietro parolin, the vatican’s secretary of state, has said pope francis continues to rest after his return from the ...

Church leaders pray for victims of Myanmar earthquake

mumbai, india – on sunday, pope francis offered his prayers for the people of myanmar, who have been “suffering so much because of the earth...

Nirmala Carvalho

‘Mysticism, Magic and Monasteries’ offers a brilliant counter-narrative to contemporary inversions

in his new book, sebastian morello has produced a brilliant excoriation of how and to what effect western civilisation has been possessed by...

Keeping the flame alive: BBC documentary 'First Communion' is tender-hearted, insightful and cynical

watching the bbc’s new documentary "first communion", i was struck by the image of a child’s star wars stormtrooper toy adorned with a rosar...

Letters to the Editor: leave those fish alone this Lent

fish-free lent? sir – we generally consider lent as a time for “giving up something”. in pursuit of broadening our lenten horizons, the fait...

Catholic Herald Readers

Spain tops list for adults leaving childhood religion; UK not far behind, US more robust

it is estimated that around 20 per cent or more of adults in countries across east asia, europe and the americas have left the religion of t...

Religious freedom commission ‘hopeful’ for Trump term after Biden era violations

a member of the us federal commission that monitors religious freedom worldwide has expressed hope that the trump administration will priori...