Vatican News

How one Catholic's loneliness found expression in poetry

in her new biography of the poet elizabeth jennings (1926-2001), dana greene asks: “how did this woman, against extraordinary odds of psycho...
Francis Phillips

Film on Austrian priest killed by Nazis gets Iowa world premiere

the film "otto neururer: hope through darkness," based on the life of the first austrian priest killed in a nazi concentration camp, had its...
Catholic News Service

Civil appeals court dismisses legal challenge, says Sheen's body can go to Peoria

the new york court of appeals has dismissed an appeal of an earlier judgement allowing venerable fulton sheen’s remains to be moved to the c...
Catholic News Agency

‘Death will certainly be something really beautiful’: an interview with Jean Vanier

this interview was first published in the february 1, 2002 edition of the catholic herald in the early 1960s a young philosophy teacher from...
Luke Coppen

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/05/19

cardinal gerhard müller has sharply criticised the new draft vatican constitution. cardinal renato martino has objected to steve bannon’s pl...
Luke Coppen

After offering instruction, Pope gives first Communion to 245 children

in the catholic heart of bulgaria, pope francis celebrated a special mass for 245 children receiving their first communion and thanked them ...
Catholic News Service

To invest in the future, invest in young people, Pope Francis says in Bulgaria

on the first day of a trip to bulgaria, pope francis encouraged authorities to strengthen and grow their country by investing in opportuniti...
Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis tells Argentine bishops he wants to visit homeland

pope francis has told a group of argentine bishops on pilgrimage in rome that, although he wants to visit his homeland, current obligations ...
Junno Arocho Esteves

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/05/19

an archbishop has said that “christians are being killed like chickens” in northwestern nigeria. sunday masses have been cancelled again in ...
Luke Coppen

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, may 5: the third sunday of easter acts 5:27-32, 40b-41; ps 30; rev 5:11-14; jn 21:1-19 monday, ...
The Catholic Herald