United States Archives - Catholic Herald

United States

Ugly scenes at Manchester University embody how abortion in UK holds up a mirror to society

March 15, 2024

Students attending the University of Manchester Pro-Life Society’s inaugural gathering earlier this month were spat at, threatened with rape and barricaded into a venue by a screeching mob. The mob was predominately made up of their young, fellow students – part of the future of this country. As both a writer and a reader, I

‘Deplorable’ abortion plan for US veterans goes against military’s ethos to ‘protect the innocent’

March 07, 2024

NEW YORK – The US federal government’s decision to change how it provides abortion services to US military veterans is “at odds with the notion that the military protects the innocent”, argues the prelate who heads the Archdiocese for the Military Services in the US. On 4 March, the US Department of Veteran Affairs (VA)

Costa Rican government has ‘transferred responsibility’ for immigrants to Church during migrant crisis

March 06, 2024

SÃO PAULO, Brazil – Church organisations in Costa Rica are saying that the State is not acting to help migrants, while some activists argue that the government has all but transferred responsibility for immigrants to the Catholic Church as a migrant crisis overwhelms the country. The comments follow the tragic deaths of an Ecuadorian immigrant

Head of Ukrainian Catholic Church visits US on behalf of his ‘crucified people’

March 05, 2024

The head of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is visiting the United States of America during what many judge as a critical juncture in the more than two-year-long war, with his invaded country increasingly appearing on the back foot as the military advantage appears to swing in Russia’s favour. In remarks at the start of

Ireland’s vocations crisis reflects lack of ‘initiative’ and ‘evasion of issue’ by Church

February 01, 2024

The Irish Catholic Church was seen for generations as the jewel in the crown of the English-speaking clerical world. Scores of parishes in Great Britain owed their development to Irish priests. The same applied in the United States, Australia and in many mission lands throughout Africa and elsewhere. Ireland boasted many seminaries, with the main

JFK’s assassination 60 years ago today marked the start of America’s moral disintegration

November 22, 2023

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the assassination of President John F Kennedy, who was gunned down in Dallas Texas on the 22 November 1963 by a communist. A Democrat, Kennedy was the first Catholic president of the United States at a time when the WASP aristocracy still dominated American public life. Kennedy was an ardent

Housekeeper’s husband officially charged in murder of LA Auxiliary Bishop O’Connell

February 23, 2023

Carlos Medina, the suspect in the murder of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, was arraigned in state court Wednesday and formally charged with one count of murder and a special allegation that he personally used a firearm. “This was a brutal act of violence against a person who dedicated his life to making our

Shaping the Catholic Agenda

October 01, 2022

As the Herald surveys the top 250 US Catholic influentials, William Cash explains how Catholic leadership has passed from the clergy to the laity and philanthropists