Catholic Church

A theological approach to drinking (or not drinking) during Lent

the age-old tension of whether we should drink is not unique to lent, but the lenten season does offer a way of thinking theologically about...

Reaction to Fiducia in US has revealed ‘enduring animus’ to ‘LGBT persons’, says key Pope ally

anaheim – one of pope francis’s most vocal allies in the church hierarchy in the united states has criticised the reaction among some cathol...

On pilgrimage with: Author and photographer Laura Dodsworth

where would you go? i’d like to walk england’s classic pilgrim’s way from winchester to canterbury. but it is a two-week commitment and that...

The Catholic Herald

Ukrainian divorce rate hits all-time high as head of Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church decries human cost of the war

rome – as headlines around the world reverberate to the news of the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny on friday, and as the ...

Ukraine Catholic leader counts costs of two years of war

in the run-up to the second anniversary of the war in ukraine, one of the country’s most senior catholic leaders has described how the churc...

Water, water – everywhere: The Bible is full of water, both physical and metaphorical

anyone not living in the southern bit of the united kingdom (which amounts to most of the world, now i think about it) might need reminding ...

Serenhedd James

Rift between Vatican and Israel grows after Gaza remarks by top papal advisor

rome – a growing rift between the vatican and israel was exacerbated 14 february, when the israeli ambassador to the holy see hit back again...

Prominent clergy and scholars sign collective letter requesting Pope to retract Fiducia Supplicans

a collective letter entitled “filial appeal” has gained the signatures of around 90 prominent clergymen, intellectuals and authors around th...

Female diaconate possible according to theologian nun advising Pope

rome – a spanish nun who has participated in recent meetings of pope francis’s top advisory body has said that while women’s priestly ordina...

Finding hope in the desert: getting lost and discovering the way

the desert experience of the people of israel was a difficult time of testing and penance, of getting lost and discovering the way, as the l...