Catholic Church

Light in the darkness: war in the Holy Land brings the Incarnation into clearer focus

an apocryphal story, one of my favourites, has been doing the rounds in diplomatic circles for decades. late one advent in the middle of the...

Serenhedd James

The Christmas School of Joy, with the Archbishop of Southwark

once again at christmas our blessed lady and st joseph invite us to meet their child: god’s son, the infant saviour and prince of peace. but...

Archbishop John Wilson

Don’t give up on the Church – and certainly not because of Fiducia Supplicans

christmas is coming, the goose is getting fat and a lot of catholics are arguing after the release of  fiducia supplicans . welcome to ...

Katherine Bennett

Sharing God’s nature: the powerful pro-life message of the Eucharist

bishop john sherrington shares with anita boniface the powerful pro-life message of the eucharist . in advent and christmas, the church’s li...

Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church announces Fiducia Supplicans ‘has no legal force’ for its followers

rome – amid myriad reactions unleashed by  fiducia supplicans , a new vatican document advising on non-liturgical blessings of same-sex...

'The Twelve Days of Christmas' and the 'cheerful nonsense' of English Christmas Carols

on the first day of christmas,  my true love sent to me  a partridge in a pear tree.  on the second day of christmas,  m...

Turkey votes for Christmas

…or at least its president seems to, explains lucien de guise . there was a glimmer of hope in the miasma of the middle east after the hamas...

Lucien de Guise

US priesthood riven by ‘generational mistrust’ as conservative shift leaves younger priests ‘suspicious' of Church hierarchy

new york, crux – when asked to sum up the state of the american priesthood, catholic university of america sociologist brandon vaidyanathan ...

New iconography course at Ealing Abbey aims to 'galvanise' Catholic art scene in UK

the declaration by the fathers of the second council of nicaea in ad 787 on the value of producing sacred images and art works is about to g...

The virgin birth of Christ is not necessary, but it is appropriate

a virgin did conceive . i will not be the first person to tell you this, but the prophet isaiah did not unequivocally predict the birth...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP