Catholic Church

Pope Francis makes silent visit to Auschwitz

Pontiff sits on a bench in silent prayer during trip to Nazi death camp
Associated Press

Morning Catholic must-reads: 29/07/16

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

The nuns who hold up the world in prayer

A photographer has created a beautiful tribute to the 'radical love' of women living eremitical lives
Francis Phillips

How the West became embarrassed about hell

Review: Afterlife by Philip C Almond
Jonathan Wright

No, Benedict XVI hasn’t been brainwashed

The Pope Emeritus stating there is no unpublished secret has only fuelled the Fatima rumour machine
Joanna Bogle

Mary Kenny: The one thing Harry gets wrong

prince harry has been doing a lot of good works in recent times – he’s very dedicated to the cause of injured soldiers – and now he has join...
Mary Kenny

Ad orientem in the land of the martyrs

šiauliai, lithuania the hill of the crosses, near šiauliai in northern lithuania, is one of the most moving places of pilgrimage anywhere. f...
Fr Raymond de Souza

‘The Holy See was around before the EU existed’

ten years ago, the british embassy to the holy see seemed as if it was on its way out. the ambassador arrived in rome via ryanair with no on...
Evan Simpkins

No, Benedict XVI hasn’t been brainwashed

when i was in rome at the end of may, benedict xvi issued an important statement in response to scurrilous material published on the interne...
Joanna Bogle

The year of living mercifully

last summer, i saw a notice in the catholic press about pope francis’s desire to commission priests, possessing the approval of their bishop...
Mgr Charles M Mangan