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A deal that will hurt the church?

cardinal joseph zen is auspiciously named. the cardinal’s courteous demeanour and gentle eloquence give him an air of serenity – which makes...

Dan Hitchens

What translating Benedict’s words taught me

the first things that came to mind when i was asked to write about the experience of translating benedict xvi’s last testament were unintere...

Jacob Phillips

It was both a joy and a burden

in these extracts from his new book-length interview, the pope emeritus reflects on his ‘guillotine’ election, his achievements as pope and ...

Pope Benedict XVI

Albania returns to the fold

for the catholics of albania, the past year has been remarkable. in december 2015 came the news of the death of archbishop rrok mirdita of t...

Fr Stewart Foster

Colorado votes for assisted suicide as California backs marijuana legalisation

Colorado will allow doctors to prescribe lethal substances to the terminally ill

Staff Reporter

A man of peace dragged into war

president bill clinton once lamented that his time in high office denied him the opportunity for greatness, having governed during america’s...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The world’s most dynamic Catholics?

when pope francis embarked on the first visit of a pontiff to asia since 1999, the choice of south korea, a relatively small country on the ...

Kirsteen Kim

Children should be rebels

i recently had the privilege of speaking to around 9,000 middle and high-school students from the catholic schools of los angeles archdioces...

Bishop Robert Barron

A glimpse inside Christ’s burial place

last week, for the first time in its history of nearly 2,000 years, the tomb (sepulchre) of jesus was examined by archaeologists and conserv...

Jill, Duchess of Hamilton

Mary Kenny: What we forget about ‘forced adoptions’

apologising for past wrongs or misjudgments is always a little tricky – particularly if the apologiser wasn’t actually responsible for the e...

Mary Kenny

The mystic who ranks alongside Chaucer

when i mention my fascination with julian of norwich to the many people who have never heard the name, their first response is usually: “who...

Janina Ramirez

Comments of the Week

catholics ought to stand up for our legal system sir – as catholics, we should be concerned about the standard of our public debate. we shou...

The Catholic Herald

My prayer for Mel Gibson’s Resurrection film

he is risen indeed. i’m talking about mel gibson, who after a rather public mid-life crisis (he calls it his “andropause”) and a long stint ...

Leonie Caldecott

Film: A convent tale of terror, chaos and new life

the innocents  (12a, 100 mins,  ★★★★ ) set mainly in a polish convent in 1945 and loosely based on a true story, the innocents is ...

Jenny McCartney

Exhibition: An overwhelming return to the Sixties

you say you want a revolution? records and rebels 1966-1970 is a hugely ambitious exhibition at the victoria & albert museum, aiming to ...

David V Barrett

Theatre: Declaring war on God and Mozart

peter shaffer’s amadeus at the national theatre is based on the legend that antonio salieri, composer to the court of emperor joseph ii of a...

Robert Tanitch

A ferry ride to a land that touches heaven

the book of iona edited by robert crawford, polygon, £15 when samuel johnson visited iona he launched into a grandiose meditation on how tra...

Jonathan Wright

Why politicians are talking past each other

enough said by mark thompson, bodley head, £25 mark thompson, former director-general of the bbc and now ceo of the new york times, has writ...

Jack Carrigan

It’s Ronald Knox’s turn for a revival

ronald knox ed by francesca bugliani knox, pontifical institute of mediaeval studies, £48 mgr ronald knox (1888-1957) is finally getting the...

Gerard Russell

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