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Has a Catholic priest in Ireland really been cancelled by his Bishop for preaching against sin?
what is more important, appeasing the atheist catholic-haters on twitter or saving souls? it seems that for the bishop of kerry, ray browne,...
Laura Perrins
Lord Patten accuses Vatican of secrecy and 'self-delusion' over China
the last british governor of hong kong has severely criticised vatican policy over china, accusing rome of unwarranted secrecy and “self-del...
Simon Caldwell
Cardinal Tagle sets out his vision for the Church
filipino cleric, cardinal luis antonio tagle, who was named by pope francis as his special envoy for the general conference of the federatio...
Ignatius Dean
Ireland's proposed 'hate speech' laws will lead to the criminalisation of religious beliefs and Church teaching
the new proposed law in ireland will criminalise catholics for their beliefs, writes dubhaltach o reachtnin last week in ireland proposed le...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
Crackdown on Church in Nicaragua intensifies
nicaraguan dictator daniel ortega has stepped up his persecution of the catholic church by arresting a 64-year-old chronically-ill priest an...
Simon Caldwell
The Vatican's new Synod document radically overturns Christian teaching
the 'working document for the continental stage’ of the synodal way must be exposed as the trojan horse of heresy that is, writes gavin ashe...
Gavin Ashenden
All is not well at the Pontifical Academy for Life
the academy set up to promote catholic doctrine on human life and personal dignity has lost its way entirely, writes hugh somerville k...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman
Death and dishonour in Docklands
luke sheridan enjoys a well-executed exhibition housed inside an old georgian sugar warehouse, the museum of london docklands serves as a sa...
Luke Sheridan
Letter from the Caucasus: Why the fate of Catholics in Armenia and Georgia matters
by michael j.l. la civita last week i returned from the caucasus, armenia and georgia specifically, after a two-week needs assessment visit ...
Michael J. La Civita
In Defence of the Seal
confidence in the confessional is vital, says fr gary dench on 20 october 2022 the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse (iicsa...
Fr Gary Dench
Pope warns seminarians of dangers of pornography
by hugh kerr the vatican has made known that pope francis recently gave a condemnation of online pornography to a collection of priests and ...
The Catholic Herald
Catholic schools outperform rivals, says US Government report
fresh data from the us government’s national assessment of educational progress has demonstrated the impact of covid-19 on schoo...
Ignatius Dean
Children are not safe in a society 'possessed by genitalia'
the germans are finally in a position to take their revenge for the world-famous fawlty towers sketch where they are remorselessly mocked by...
Gavin Ashenden
Laypeople will need to step up if the Irish church declines any further
what are we to make of the condition of the irish clergy as seen in an analysis by the association of catholic priests in their annual meeti...
Gertrude Clarke
The virtuous origins of Oktoberfest
today oktoberfest is a raucous, if convivial, affair of which few know the origins, but it was born of the love of a righteous king for his ...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
On discipleship
october is not an especially exciting month liturgically: we have an uninterrupted run of ordinary sundays, with readings from chapters 17 t...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
"Darling" by India Knight
nancy mitford fans never have to wait too long before a new offering or interpretation comes along. the last few years have seen the 2021 bb...
Violet Hudson
US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Media
sohrab ahmari columnist, editor and nonfiction author born in tehran and based in new york, sohrab ahmari, 37, is co-founder of the online p...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis renews deal with China while warning against nuclear war in Ukraine
on october 25, pope francis led leaders of world religions in an appeal to avert the threat of nuclear war in ukraine. at the closing ceremo...
Ignatius Dean
Review: 'My year with God' by Svend Brinkmann
my year with god is well-intentioned, but ultimately highlights the complacency at the heart of modern secular thinking, writes niall gooch ...
Niall Gooch
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