The Catholic Herald

Britten’s spiritual yearning, Hopkins’ haunted verses, and flickering candlelight in Thaxted: this summer's Aldeburgh and Thaxted festivals offered rare encounters with the transcendent. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/benjamin-britt… #UK #Christianity #Culture

The popular Catholic influencer Alex Jurado has been barred from public events at his local church as an investigation is launched into allegations of sexual misconduct Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/bishop-bans #USA #Catholic #Misconduct

Florida has been ranked the most successful state during the past year for protecting religious liberty in the United States. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/florida-ranked #Catholic #USA #Religion

The allegations against YouTuber “Voice of Reason” expose not just one man, but a wider cultural crisis in Catholic social media. The saints, not the streamers, are the true influencers worth following. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/voice-reason #Catholic #Ethics #Culture

The chairman of the British Medical Association council has compared the suspect in the notorious killing of a health insurance executive in New York with Jesus. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/british-medical #Catholic #Jesus #UK

Jesus Christ is present amid the destruction and suffering in Gaza, according to Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/jesus-present #Catholic #Gaza #Israel

Pope Leo XIV returned to Rome on Tuesday night at the conclusion of his summer break in the nearby town of Castel Gandolfo.   Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/pope-back #Pope #Papacy #Rome

Issued amid mounting tensions with Parliament over life issues, the document urges Christians to re-engage with political life as a “lofty vocation.” Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/render-unto- #Catholic #Parliament #UK

The self-proclaimed Catholic fascist who recently appeared on an episode of Surrounded by the popular YouTube channel Jubilee has lost his job following the programme’s release. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/self-proclaime… #Catholic #USA #RightWing

A British bishop has spoken out on the need for the UK government to support asylum seekers after six people were arrested during protests at a hotel used to house asylum seekers. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/british-bishop #Catholic #UK #Law

Yaron Sideman, the Israeli ambassador to the Holy See, has said that Israel has agreed to all the ceasefire and hostage release proposals presented by mediators, but Hamas has rejected all of them “without exception.” Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/interview-hamas #Israel #Gaza #Papacy

Pope Leo XIV marked the 56th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission by visiting the Vatican Observatory at Castel Gandolfo following his midday Angelus address and later speaking with Buzz Aldrin. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/pope-apollo #Catholic #Science #USA

With over 3,000 killed in six months, and gangs tightening their grip on daily life, Haiti’s clergy and religious are under siege. Churches are empty, priests are displaced, and even nuns are murdered in cold blood. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/haitian-church- #Catholic #Haiti #Death

The remains of Bishop Eamonn Casey, former Bishop of Galway and Kilmacduagh, have been removed from Galway Cathedral, the diocese has confirmed. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/galway-cathedr… #Catholic #Ireland #Irish

The second of two English brothers has been ordained to the priesthood for the Institute of Christ the King at the Institute’s seminary in Gricigliano, Italy. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/two-english #Catholic #UK #Traditionalism

Kruger acknowledged “the growth of Islam in recent decades” and said he “cannot be indifferent” to it. Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/danny-kruger- #UK #Parliament #Christianity

British media outlets have celebrated mitochondrial donation as a life-saving advance. But behind the headlines lies a procedure involving the deliberate destruction of human embryos and long-term medical risks. ⁠ ⁠ Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/parent-babies ⁠ ⁠ #Catholic #Ethics…

Jesus tells Martha that only one thing is necessary: love. That is, love of God, of neighbour, and of self, as the lawyer rightly said earlier in this chapter of Luke’s Gospel. ✍️ Fr David Howell Read here ➡️ heraldl.ink/martha-mary #Catholic #Sunday #Mass