Catholic Church

On The Record: some fine listening choices for Advent and Christmas

perhaps more beautiful than the better-known “ veni emmanuel ” is the 17th-century french chant “ rorate caeli”. the antiphon melody shoots ...

Alex Hodgkinson

When the wind has flayed the trees: melancholia and the season

melancholy memories are part of the christmas experience for many . every advent sunday, i turn to a lovely poem by former archbishop of can...

EXCLUSIVE: Don’t blame young if they turn to tradition in age of confusion, says Schneider

whenever one prepares to meet people of high moral stature or rank, there is always a temptation to consider them also in physically grandio...

From Texas to the tribunal, the perplexities of papal power

john l allen jr explains the absolute power of the pope, but also that two current controversial situations are very different in nature. al...

Pope attends nine appointments in one day despite ill health

rome – pope francis kept a busy schedule thursday, with nine separate appointments, despite receiving ongoing antibiotic treatment for a flu...

Legal gap around ‘false mysticism’ may hamper Rupnik prosecution, experts say

rome – as the abuse case of famed slovene priest and artist father marko ivan rupnik continues to perplex catholics around the globe, expert...

EXCLUSIVE: Strickland sacking signals 'internal persecution of faithful Catholics'

an “internal persecution” of faithful catholics is under way in the church, a bishop has said. bishop athanasius schneider said the sacking ...

Bishop Barron's 'politely excoriating' assessment of the Synod on Synodality

last week bishop robert barron released a statement  about the “synod on synodality”, which he attended, in which he is politely e...

The surprising health benefits of praying the rosary in Latin

this advent, i would encourage you to take up the practice of saying the rosary out-loud and if you can, in latin. create a prayerful atmosp...

Philip Campbell

Nostra Aetate revisited: do papal overtures to Muslims compromise the Church's relationship with Jews?

rome - when pope francis was elected in 2013, the forecast among those invested in jewish-catholic dialogue generally was rosy. the new pope...