Catholic Church

Sir Anthony Kenny: Why the Acts of the Apostles is my favourite book of the Bible

among the narrative books of the new testament, the acts of the apostles stands out as containing material claiming to be an eye-witness rec...

Sir Anthony Kenny

Divine cameos at the Venice Film Festival

frank mannion seeks out god at an excellent 80th edition of the festival. the catholic church has long played a leading role at the venice f...

The Decomposition of Man: Identity, Technocracy, and the Church, by James Kalb

recovering our sanity. the decomposition of man: identity, technocracy, and the church james kalb angelico press, £17, 228 pages i am sittin...

Julian Kwasniewski

Pope Francis to new cardinals on future of Church: 'Mutual listening is essential'

rome – pope francis told the 21 new cardinals he created on saturday, who come from all over the world, that their diversity is a gift which...

'Distressing': no more Traditional Masses at High Altar of Westminster Cathedral

the latin mass society has been informed that the traditional latin mass may no longer be celebrated at the high altar of westminster cathed...

Christian Voice Ireland event: the Irish thought police strike again

you will be aware that "ireland has changed." the irish media never stop telling you how much ireland has changed, now that they have thrown...

JK Huysmans’ final book is a compelling exploration of monastic liturgy

melanie mcdonagh reflects upon benedictine blues. it’s hard now to convey the importance of the novelist jk huysmans for the french literary...

Melanie McDonagh

Vatican's China diplomacy is working, says Hong Kong cardinal-designate

rome – cardinal-designate stephen chow of hong kong, who will receive his red hat from pope francis tomorrow, has voiced his belief that the...

St Angela of Foligno: a teacher of theologians

michael hahn reflects on the message of st angela of foligno, ten years on from her canonisation . ten years ago this month, on 9 october 20...

Lawyer in ‘trial of the century’ claims defendants treated Vatican bank ‘like a cash machine’

rome – a panel of vatican judges overseeing the trial of ten defendants for extortion and other financial crimes, dubbed the vatican's "tria...