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Thinking with Roger Scruton
roger scruton was not a catholic. while this point is uncontested, his relation to christianity has become a point of contention. after his ...
Karl Gustel Warnberg
Transparency? We're Waiting...
a rider at sundown (patrick pleul/dpa/afp via getty images) church's pledge of transparency unfulfilled in +hoeppner case by christopher r. ...
Christopher Altieri
Musical healing
sir james macmillan is a modest man for such a famous composer, but he knows what i mean when i compare him to god. composers, like other ar...
Gertrude Clarke
To follow thee more nearly: being drawn in to the road to Our Lord’s Crucifixion
during lent many of us will pray the 14 stations of the cross, especially on good friday. they are a popular devotion taking us from pontius...
Patrick van der Vorst
Tales of Walsingham: a pilgrim reflects on journeying to England's 'Nazareth'
whan that aprille with his shoures soote, the droghte of march hath perced to the roote… thanne longen folk to goon on pilgrimages . ( when&...
MichaelSwift
Conquest and consent
the arab conquests by justin marozzi apollo, £18.99, 256 pages between 634 and 750 ad, arabs created an empire larger than those of al...
Philip Mansel
Pope's health continues to improve, but Easter plans still uncertain
rome – nearly a week after being discharged from the hospital, pope francis continues to make slow but steady improvement, however, it is st...
Elise Allen
Inglorious Revolution: subcurrents around James II’s attempts at religious toleration
“the glorious revolution” is one of those phrases catholics like to put quotation marks around. the dominant narrative of james ii’s deposit...
Lucy Underwood
Secularist ideologies creating 'state of ignorance' not seen for centuries, says Bishop Davies
secularist ideologies are plunging new generations of people into “an abject state of ignorance” not seen for centuries, the bishop of shrew...
Simon Caldwell
Outrage in Brazil after archbishop gives communion to Muslim sheikh
são paulo – during a funeral mass of a major figure in the brazilian church on august 28, a muslim sheikh ended up receiving communion, spar...
Eduardo Campos Lima
MPs to vote on abortion amendments on May 15, Parliament told
mps will have the opportunity to change the uk’s abortion law on may 15, it was announced in parliament yesterday. amendments to the crimina...
The Catholic Herald
EXCLUSIVE: Cardinal Robert Sarah on beauty and the mission of the priest
on january 15, as part of the third international catholic clergy conference held in rome, his eminence cardinal robert sarah delivered an a...
The Catholic Herald
Iraq's Christians: A resilient and determined people
iraq’s christians cling to hope, despite decades of sanctions, violence and persecution, says tom westcott. after two decades of political&n...
Tom Westcott
What does Pope Francis really think about homosexuality and sin?
there was a flurry of correspondence between the tireless lgbtq+ activist fr james martin and pope francis on saturday 27 january.&nb...
Gavin Ashenden
Lindisfarne's Marygate House retreat centre ‘suffering’ after 54 years of stormy weather on Holy Island
almost a million people visit the holy island of lindisfarne every year. many are drawn to finding a place apart and seeing the place where ...
The Catholic Herald
Pope Francis: Christian prayer instills ‘invincible hope’ in the human heart
vatican city, feb 10, 2021 / 04:30 am mt ( cna ) .- pope francis said on wednesday that prayer can fortify us as we face the challenges of d...
Catholic News Agency
Cardinal says Latin Mass devotees haven’t been ‘banished’ from the church
rome – asked about conservative catholics who feel they are not represented in the ongoing synod of bishops on synodality, specifically lati...
Elise Allen
How the stolen Parish Missal was returned to the people of Groix
last summer, in a packed church on a small island in brittany, the local mayor presented an englishman with the medal of groix, its name tak...
Thomas Edwards
The 'War on Christmas' is lost: now it's time for Catholics to embrace the opportunities of the New Apostolic Age
i cannot recall a time when it was normal in the united states for strangers to wish one another “merry christmas” in the streets. neither c...
Peter Laffin
Pugin's legacy assaulted and recovered: the story of St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham
augustus welby northbourne pugin (1812-52) was received into the church in salisbury in 1835. the next year he published his contrasts , in ...
Michael Hodges
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