Catholic Church

Melanie McDonagh: It’s good for politicians to be parents

the extraordinary turn of events whereby britain acquired a new prime minister, theresa may, nine weeks before anyone expected, owes a great...

Melanie McDonagh

The sin we need to start talking about

catholics throughout the world have often taken the lead in opposing abortion, euthanasia, war, racism, hunger, poverty and pollution. and f...

William Doino Jr

The practical faith of Theresa May

theresa may was never an active supporter of the conservative christian fellowship when i was its director, but when i moved to the centre f...

Tim Montgomerie

A ray of light in Jamaica

catholics have lived in jamaica since christopher columbus weighed anchor off the island’s north coast in 1494. jamaica was seized from spai...

We can have it both ways

it’s not often that academic conferences make headlines, but when the vatican’s liturgy chief, cardinal robert sarah, invited priests last w...

Harry Mount: If I were a rich man ...

when i’m feeling particularly unsuccessful, i console myself with all the luxury goods i don’t want. i was extremely consoled by the di...

In brief

pope to visit chapel rebuilt by st francis pope francis will visit a stone chapel rebuilt by st francis of assisi next month to mark the 800...

Remarried ‘must live as siblings’

the archbishop of philadelphia has reiterated that divorced and remarried couples in his archdiocese should live “as brother and sister”. ar...

Vatican jails priest but acquits journalists

a vatican court has acquitted two journalists who published confidential documents but sentenced their source, a spanish monsignor, to 18 mo...

Veteran journalist named papal spokesman

pope francis has named two experienced journalists to lead the vatican press office. greg burke, from st louis in the united states, will su...