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JD Vance acknowledges Pope’s criticism and prays for his recovery

us vice-president jd vance has responded to pope francis’s criticisms of the trump administration's immigration policies in a speech at the ...

Cardinal McElroy snubs Trump, but chats with Biden

moments after stating that he has no current plans to meet with president donald trump, emphasising what he stressed is the intrinsically pa...

Veteran Austrian cardinal criticises President Trump's policies as 'dangerous'

rome – austrian cardinal christoph schönborn has criticised recent policy decisions by united states president donald trump as “dangerous”. ...

The Catholic Herald

The brothers and sisters of Jesus

many catholics feel very anxious about certain passages in the gospels which seem to suggest that, far from preserving her perpetual virgini...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

Pope writes to U.S. bishops to deplore President Trump's deportation policy

rome – faced with united states president donald trump’s insistence on a plan of mass deportations, pope francis has published a letter chas...

Pope appoints new Archbishop of Cincinnati and two other new U.S. bishops

new york – in one of three episcopal appointments in the united states announced today, pope francis has appointed a successor to archbishop...

Police officer orders Catholic woman to leave public area because her views are 'offensive'

new video footage shows a police officer demanding a catholic woman walk away from an abortion clinic simply because of what she is known to...

Putting out to sea: Jesus calls; Peter follows

getting into one of the boats, which was simon’s, he asked him to put out a little from the land . (luke 5:3) in this sunday’s gospel we see...

Fr David Howell

Feast for the ears: some listening choices from the Herald's musician-in-residence

casting our eyes back a little, felix mendelssohn’s oratorio paulus (st paul) achieved considerable success after its first performance in 1...

Fr Calvin Robinson's priestly licence revoked after arm gesture during speech

fr calvin robinson, a priest of the anglican catholic church and an outspoken public commentator, has had his licence to minister within his...