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Why all the fuss about Latin? Because it is fruitful not just for Catholics but for civilisation too
i’m filled with a newfound appreciation for language. one in particular. it follows a trip to hampshire on the south coast. but, no, i am no...
Tom Colsy
Recent funerals of two Irish writers reflect country’s fraught relationship with Church
the funerals of two of ireland's most famous contemporary writers who died within a month of each other this summer reflect the complex rela...
DeclanMcSweeney
Search to begin for remains of IRA murder victim Captain Robert Nairac
the search is to begin for the remains of the british army officer who was kidnapped, tortured and murdered by the ira in 1977 and whos...
James Jeffrey
'Heartfelt' Mass and vigil held by local Sicilian community for victims of superyacht sinking
a large crowd attended a special mass in the sicilian town beside the waters where the british superyacht bayesian capsized and sank with th...
The Catholic Herald
Pope voices concern about religious freedom in Ukraine after ban on Russian Church
pope francis has addressed a new law in ukraine restricting the activities of the russian orthodox church, voicing concern about its impact ...
Crux Staff
Unravelling the Three-Church Problem
in the realm of astrodynamics the so-called three-body problem is one of the oldest challenges in celestial mechanics. it focuses on trying ...
Thomas Edwards
The Catholic cathedrals of Ireland: take a look at these architectural gems of the Emerald Isle
in 1850 the catholic hierarchy of england and wales was restored by rome; cardinal nicholas wiseman issued his vainglorious pastoral letter ...
Michael Hodges
How Jesus lays hold of us through the Ascension
"what if you should see the son of man ascend to where he was before?" (john 6:62) in sunday’s gospel, jesus responds to disbelief in his te...
Fr David Howell
Robert F Kennedy's decision to endorse Trump follows 'deep prayer' and spiritual reflection
robert f. kennedy jr has dropped out of the us presidential race and at the same time officially endorsed former president donald trump’s bi...
The Catholic Herald
Jubilee 2025 to showcase hope and forgiveness for world scarred by anger, says organising Vatican official
the vatican official charged with organising pope francis’s 2025 jubilee of hope has stressed that the event will focus on hope and forgiven...
Elise Allen
‘A light in Spain’: Vatican approves devotion to WWII apparition of Our Lady of Sorrows
the vatican has approved the devotion to the spanish marian shrine of our lady of sorrows of chandavila where the virgin mary reportedly app...
James Jeffrey
Body of famous American nun appears to be ‘incorrupt’, investigation finds
a months-long investigation has concluded that the body of sister wilhelmina lancaster, osb, who died in 2019, appears to be incorrupt. the ...
The Catholic Herald
We should look for ways to treat coma patients - not reasons to kill them
the rev. dr patrick pullicino , a former nhs consultant neurologist who is now a priest, challenges the 'prolonged disorder of consciousness...
The Catholic Herald
Pope meets Peruvian archbishop fired amid financial scandal
rome – pope francis has with an archbishop who belongs to a scandal-plagued lay group in peru and who was removed from leadership of the piu...
Elise Allen
Camino conflagration blamed on badly behaved pilgrims
a pilgrim walking the camino de santiago was arrested on 20 august on suspicion of starting one of this year’s largest wildfires in spain. &...
The Catholic Herald
New law banning Russian Church defended by Ukraine's top Catholic archbishop
a new law in ukraine banning the activities of the russian orthodox church (roc) aims to prevent the weaponisation of religion in the countr...
Crux Staff
INTERVIEW: John Cleese explains his 'mixed view' of the Catholic Church
how does it feel to give an interview to a catholic publication? the question slightly amuses me, but i see why i’m being asked that. i do h...
SebastianMoll
Shroud of Turin dates from time of Christ, scientists reveal
italian researchers have used a new x-ray technique to demonstrate that the shroud of turin dates from the time of jesus christ. scientists ...
Simon Caldwell
Cardinal Cupich’s opening prayer for Democratic National Convention failed to address the obvious
cardinal blase cupich delivered the invocation prayer at the opening of the 2024 democratic national convention (dnc) in chicago. it receive...
James Jeffrey
What has happened to British justice and will our Church speak out or continue its descent into two-tier Catholicism?
my family is peppered with lawyers. many of us read law, some going on to practice it, others not. those non-practitioners may have lost tou...
Gavin Ashenden
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