Search
Newsletters
Newsletters
Chapter House
Latest
Sign In
Log Out
Subscribe
Sign In
Log Out
Subscribe
Sign Out
About
Our History
Contact
Sections
Latest
Chapter House
Columns
Life
Soul
Culture
Vatican Dispatch
Archives
Historic Archive
Exact Editions
More
Newsroom
Magazine
Magnificat
Latest Issue
Culture
Meanwhile: Two popes, two nominations
you wait ages for an actor to receive an oscar nomination for playing the pope, and then two come along at once. jonathan pryce has been nom...
Staff writers
Scotland's Bishop Robson responds to allegation of plagiarism
a scottish bishop accused of committing plagiarism in his doctoral dissertation told cna that while he never intentionally committed any act...
JD Flynn/CNA
Preaching one thing then doing another is 'pastoral schizophrenia,' Pope says
the crowds following jesus during his lifetime said he taught with "authority" because he lived what he preached, pope francis has said. "au...
Cindy Wooden
What does Benedict XVI actually say in new book on priestly celibacy?
in his chapter in a new book on priestly celibacy, pope emeritus benedict xvi says a historical understanding of the priesthood in the old a...
Michelle La Rosa/CNA
Little Women: much more than a feminist screed
this latest cinematic adaptation of louisa may alcott's 1868 eponymous civil war classic asks a fundamental question: can little women produ...
The Catholic Herald
Saying grace can change your life
it’s a new year, and we are told by the media that it is time for a new you. someone who is better, wiser and – most insistently – thinner. ...
Rachel Kelly
Prize crossword 0626
cryptic across 5 blessings of sixties music – duet is not in tune (10) 8 left hospital department after period of abstinence (4) 9 awe to a ...
Alun Evans
An anthropologist takes on Richard Dawkins
believers: faith in human nature by martin konner, norton, 336pp, £22/$28.95 as everyone from teilhard de chardin to albert einstein has tau...
Matt Thorne
The new Little Women would shock Louisa May Alcott
the latest film version of louisa may alcott’s little women, directed by greta gerwig, has been a critical and popular success. it has a fem...
Mary Kenny
'I am a failed Catholic, but still a Catholic': An interview with poet Adam Zagajewski
adam zagajewski is without doubt one of the greatest living poets, not only because he has received many of world’s top literary prizes but ...
Paolo Gambi
How Cardinal Tagle's new job could transform the Church
when cardinal luis antonio tagle takes the reins at the vatican congregation for the evangelisation of peoples this month, he will face a ho...
Christopher R. Altieri
Meanwhile: why atheists adore cats
churchgoers are much less likely to be cat people, according to a study which found that those who had never entered a church owned on avera...
Staff writers
The week ahead: Bible year, Sistine Chapel baptisms and Prohibition
the bishops of england and wales have dedicated 2020 as a year of focus on the bible, entitled “the god who speaks”, celebrating, living and...
Staff writers
Heretic of the week: Harry Emerson Fosdick
harry emerson fosdick (1878-1969) was born in buffalo, new york, graduating from colgate university in 1900 and union theological seminary i...
Charles Coulombe
Forget New Year's resolutions – just surrender to Christ
the epiphany of the lord is 60:1-6; eph 3:2-3 & 5-6; mt 2:1-12 (year a) "where is the infant king of the jews? we saw his star as it ros...
Bishop David McGough
A love letter to the north of England
the northumbrians by dan jackson hurst, 320pp, £20/$34.79 dan jackson grew up on the banks of the tyne to parents from newcastle and pit-vil...
Michael Duggan
The long twilight of the Roman gods
how to think about god by marcus tullius cicero, translated by philip freeman princeton, 151pp, £13.99/$16.95 this handy little book could j...
Harry Mount
How saints saved a crumbling civilisation
i’d be lying if i said there weren’t any new christmas movies airing right now; in truth, i tried a couple, but couldn’t get very far with e...
Carl Curtis
This year, let's bring hearty innocence back to the world
i don’t break my new year’s resolutions, because i never make any, but if i were to recommend one to readers today, it would be to try to re...
Anthony Esolen
Timeless marital advice from the 1930s
are there any menfolk out there whose 2020 new year resolution includes a pledge to be a good husband? they would surely benefit from a litt...
Mary Kenny
Previous
Next
subscribe to the catholic herald today
Our best content is exclusively available to our subscribers. Subscribe today and gain instant access to expert analysis, in-depth articles, and thought-provoking insights—anytime, anywhere. Don’t miss out on the conversations that matter most.
Subscribe
