Vatican News

Somalia: Hidden Christians

with the nation’s only church closed, the faithful must pray alone last year somalia’s only church was forced to close. st anthony of padua ...
Fredrick Nzwili

Diary: by Bishop Philip Egan

we arrived at the residenza madri pie, five minutes’ walk from st peter’s basilica, on sunday, in time for supper and an orientation session...
Bishop Philip Egan

Communism and the Wojtyła factor

participants in the synod of bishops which started this week in rome were appointed by various means. national bishops’ conferences elected ...
Fr Raymond de Souza

A pox on pews

this mostly protestant invention has little to do with our tradition and turns us into passive participants the queen consort of george v wa...
Fr George Rutler

Comments of the week

letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. email: letters@catholicherald.c...
The Catholic Herald

Hope is already emerging in the US Church

i promised myself i wouldn’t write about the abuse crisis again this week. but if you are in the united states, as i am, there’s no escaping...
Fr Dominic Allain

Letters from the Synod-2018: October 4 – Commentary

Reports and Commentary, from Rome and Elsewhere, on the XV Ordinary General Assembly of the Synod of Bishops
Xavier Rynne II

Young Scottish Catholics praise clergy who 'proclaim orthodox teaching'

In an open letter ahead of the Youth Synod, one hundred young Scots say it would be a mistake to downplay orthodoxy
Dan Hitchens

Flying Vatican flag in a ‘provocative manner’ could be a criminal act, say Scottish police

Police Scotland included the flag in a list of potentially offensive symbols
Nick Hallett

Pope Francis calls for a youth synod 'anointed by hope'

Pope Francis said hope 'shatters that conformism which says 'it’s always been done like this’'
Courtney Grogan/CNA