Culture

Starmer replaces historical British paintings at No 10 with 'anti-clerical' Portuguese artist

queen elizabeth i and sir walter raleigh have gone the same way as william ewart gladstone and margaret thatcher at no 10 downing street, th...
James Jeffrey

New York's 2024 Eucharistic Procession will include veneration of Blessed Carlo Acutis relic

this year's 2024 new york city eucharistic procession will culminate at saint patrick’s cathedral with a veneration of a relic of blessed ca...
The Catholic Herald

There’s nothing extreme about young American traditionalists

among young catholics at the university of dallas, texas, the kind of liturgy that’s accompanied by guitar-strumming and hymns from the 1970...
MargaretMitchell

A look into the apparently unstoppable Leonardo da Vinci-industrial complex

no name in art sells like leonardo da vinci. even banksy’s pranks and damien hirst’s provocations can’t seem to shake leonardo’s exalted sta...
Elizabeth Lev

Nick Cave has turned himself into a powerful evangelist after confronting an Arthurian-scaled grief

to process his grief at the death of his teenage son arthur, rocker nick cave has sculpted figurines of satan, written film scores, and answ...
Andrew Petiprin

Explicit anti-Catholic opera leaves 18 audience members requiring medical assistance

a radical-feminist opera performance has left 18 audience members needing medical treatment for shock and nausea at the stuttgart opera&nbsp...
The Catholic Herald

REVIEW – The Monastic World: A 1,200-Year History, by Andrew Jotischky

the monastic world: a 1,200-year history andrew jotischky yale university press, 464 pages, £25 the sense of calm that guests experience whe...
Alexander Faludy

Another attack on Britain’s Christian heritage: Don't say 'Anglo-Saxon' Catholic

in case you hadn’t heard, the term "anglo-saxon" is now racist. it's another sign, among a long list, of why we must resist the erasure of b...
Thomas Casemore

New cardinals signal Catholicism’s centre shifting to Global South

several of the new cardinal-designates announced by pope francis have applauded the range of countries represented by those getting a red ha...
Elise Allen

Synod participants emphasise role of women in Church mustn't eclipse need to involve all laity

those taking part in the synod of bishops have emphasised that despite women’s ordination being removed from this year’s discussion there ar...
Elise Allen

Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro is full of surprises

although her fiction was jarring and memorable, flannery o’connor’s nonfiction is also rich: replete with sharp insights about culture and c...
Nick Ripatrazone

FSSP fraternity of traditional priests to receive apostolic visitation from Vatican

the priestly fraternity of saint peter (fssp) has announced that it will receive an apostolic visitation from the vatican. in a communique p...
The Catholic Herald

'Don't place limits on pursuit of truth', Pope tells university professors

brussels – pope francis has told university professors in brussels that institutes of higher education must be inclusive amid diversity and ...
Elise Allen

A variable set of Summer performances, from Holst to Britten

the music world likes a decent anniversary, something to focus on. prominent among the anniversaries this year has been the 150th of gustav ...
Michael White

Cardinal Parolin warns European project is neglecting Catholicism to its own detriment

with pope francis now embarked on his trip to luxembourg and belgium, cardinal secretary of state pietro parolin set the stage and alluded t...
Crux Staff

Understanding the Orthodox Christian worldview motivating Vladimir Putin in war with Ukraine

it seems a good, if not vital, moment to try and look beyond the narrow analysis of the dreadful war in ukraine provided by the vast majorit...
Mark Jenkins

How the Church’s vast talent pool contributes to Vatican's dysfunction

fans of the roma soccer team, one of the two professional squads in the eternal city, are in a grumpy mood these days. in part that’s becaus...
John L Allen

The Liberation Line: Vital railways in wartime France

the liberation line christian wolmar atlantic books, £25, 384 pages in the liberation line transport journalist and historian christian wolm...
Timothy Mayer

Scandal-struck diocese making 'significant' safeguarding progress, says watchdog

the agency which oversees safeguarding in the catholic church as reported “significant progress” in standards in the diocese of hexham and n...
The Catholic Herald

Bring on the Jubilee of Pizza Makers!

rome – though it was largely frowned out by the verdict on medjugorje released thursday, on the same day the vatican also published an initi...
John L Allen

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