×
Search for:
Search for:
Latest
Visiting the domain of an antipope: the Palmarian pontiff
World News
Latest
Visiting the domain of an antipope: the Palmarian pontiff
Media
Latest
Visiting the domain of an antipope: the Palmarian pontiff
Magazine
November 09, 2017
Pope bans cigarette sales at Vatican
November 09, 2017
Starting in 2018, the Vatican will 'cease to sell cigarettes to employees'
Cardinal Müller: I did not say there are exceptions on communion for the remarried
November 09, 2017
'Amoris Laetitia can and must be interpreted in an orthodox way in the unity of Catholic tradition'
Pope Francis officially declares John Paul I ‘venerable’
November 09, 2017
It marks the first major step on the path to sainthood for the late Pontiff
Why would a Catholic flirt with white supremacy?
November 09, 2017
Some are seeking justification for their racism in the American Church's chequered history
Sebastian Kurz – Europe’s Christian Chancellor
November 09, 2017
Austria's next Chancellor is the commentariat's new bête noire. But plenty of Christians are pleased by the 31-year-old's ascent
How Cardinal Parolin won the Vatican civil war
November 09, 2017
The cardinal has overcome the challenges to his power. How much further can he go?
Women priests, 25 years on
November 09, 2017
A quarter of a century ago, on November 12, 1992, members of the Church of England’s General Synod gathered to debate women priests. Five-and-a-half hours later, a measure approving female ordination passed by just two votes. Supporters outside Church House, Westminster, cheered. Opponents looked stony-faced. “In the end, the pragmatists won,” concluded a Guardian leader
The big story of the past seven days
November 09, 2017
✣  US bishops force Pope’s critic to resign What happened? The widely respected theologian Fr Thomas Weinandy stepped down as an adviser to the US bishops’ committee on doctrine after writing a letter accusing Pope Francis of fostering “chronic confusion” with “intentionally ambiguous” teachings. He resigned on the day the letter was made public after
Stephen Daisley: America’s unheeded prophet
November 09, 2017
Catholic, conservative, controversial – US Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas seldom speaks but when he does, journalists’ notebooks flip open. Last week he gave a rare interview in the course of which he diagnosed the malaise afflicting America. He asked: “What binds us? What do we all have in common any more? I think we
The best of the Catholic blogosphere
November 09, 2017
✣ Highlights from the week online Are Britain-Holy See relations in jeopardy? The relationship between Britain and the Holy See has flourished in recent decades, said Catherine Pepinster at the Guardian website. “And yet that newfound understanding may be in jeopardy.” Pepinster, a former editor of The Tablet and author of the new book The
Prince claims that overpopulation threatens planet
November 09, 2017
Prince William has been criticised for saying that “staggering” population growth in Africa could have a “terrible impact” on the environment. The Prince was speaking at the Tusk Trust Ball last Thursday. He is a patron of Tusk Trust, which was set up in 1990 to protect African wildlife. “In my lifetime we have seen
Oxford student officials disrupt pro-life event
November 09, 2017
A talk at Oxford University last week was disrupted by protesters who shouted slogans at pro-lifers for half an hour. The event at St John’s College was organised by pro-life society, Oxford Students for Life, to discuss next year’s abortion referendum in Ireland. The speakers were Irish Times columnist Breda O’Brien and Lorcan Price of
Most Popular
Make A Donation

Areas of Catholic Herald business are still recovering post-pandemic.

However, we are reaching out to the Catholic community and readership, that has been so loyal to the Catholic Herald. Please join us on our 135 year mission by supporting us.

We are raising £250,000 to safeguard the Herald as a world-leading voice in Catholic journalism and teaching.

We have been a bold and influential voice in the church since 1888, standing up for traditional Catholic culture and values. Please consider donating.

Don’t miss a single story. Sign up to our newsletter
Mauris accumsan mi nec orci volutpat, eu imperdiet tellus tempus. Fusce id lacus rhoncus, volutpat mi