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The strange birth of the Novus Ordo
after several decades of liturgy wars, few are unaware of the turbulent history of the post-conciliar liturgy since the new order of mass ( ...
Hugh Somerville-Knapman OSB
Ben Shapiro, a William F Buckley for the internet age
brilliant, impish and alarmingly productive, ben shapiro is a william f buckley for the internet age. hundreds of thousands of fans listen t...
Matthew Schmitz
The BBC can't admit its abortion bias
of all the ridiculous things the bbc has ever said to me, while trying to pretend to be impartial, perhaps the most absurd is this: ‘‘where ...
Peter Hitchens
Viganò vindicated?
according to the organisers, the recent vatican sexual abuse summit was aimed at changing a mindset more than specific procedural reforms. y...
Fr Raymond de Souza
The ten worst countries in which to be a Christian
1. north korea it is impossible to know precisely how many christians live in north korea: they are considered enemies of the state because ...
David Oldroyd-Bolt
The persecution trap: vulnerable Christians are running out of allies
christianity is the largest faith in a world of thriving religions. it’s hard sometimes to feel that since the mental picture that grips mos...
John O'Sullivan
When it's forgivable to make a phone call in church
in the yorkshire seaside town of whitby last week, i looked round st mary’s church – a spectacular number in a style osbert lancaster would ...
Harry Mount
The Spanish Church remains a force to be reckoned with
when spain’s bishops’ conference revealed a recent 24 per cent rise in priestly ordinations, the unexpected news offered a reminder that the...
Jonathan Luxmoore
It's morning in Africa, says $1 million Franciscan
brother peter tabichi, a franciscan friar who teaches maths and science in rural kenya, gives away 80 per cent of his salary to support poor...
Brooks Newmark
President Biden would be a headache for the Church
vice presidents aren’t usually figures of great political consequence. when he ran for the democratic nomination in 2008, joe biden never br...
Michael Warren Davis
Is Britain making Christianity a hate crime?
a catholic official in scotland last week publicly raised the prospect that the faithful might soon be breaking the law if they profess chur...
Simon Caldwell
How Lucetta Scaraffia lost the battle over the Vatican women's magazine
a kerfuffle erupted last week when the editor of the vatican newspaper’s monthly women’s magazine supplement abruptly quit, claiming she wou...
Christopher R. Altieri
World News: From Santiago to Shijiazhuang
vancouver $35,000 fine for criticising transgender politician christian activist bill whatcott has been ordered to pay $35,000 (£20,000) in ...
The Catholic Herald
Meanwhile: 'Clerical Ronaldo' divides Portuguese parliament
when a team of portuguese priests won an indoor football competition, they could hardly have imagined the divisions their triumph would prov...
Filipe D'Avillez
The best of the web: Our Lady's requests, papal errors and Syrian refugees
how to return our lady's care for us at the hermeneutic of continuity, fr timothy finigan urged catholics to “care for” our lady. “we cannot...
The Catholic Herald
The Week Ahead: Piano and prayers
the pianist matthew schellhorn and his musical friends will give a recital at st mary moorfields in the city of london today (april 5). the ...
The Catholic Herald
Overlooked: Pro-life film's Twitter suspension overturned
what happened? a pro-life film has been briefly banned by a social media website. unplanned, which tells the true story of ex-planned parent...
The Catholic Herald
The big story: Mixed responses to papal exhortation
pope francis has issued the second post-synodal exhortation of his pontificate. christus vivit (christ lives) was published on tuesday. it a...
The Catholic Herald
Why is proselytism a problem?
during his visit to morocco last weekend, pope francis gave a speech that prompted some puzzling headlines. “conversion is not your mission,...
The Catholic Herald
What we might be asked at the gates of heaven
most of us have been raised to believe that we have a right to possess whatever comes to us honestly, either through our own work or through...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
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