Catholic Church

World Youth Day and the cementing of the Vatican-Lisbon axis

with six cardinals and pope francis visiting next month, william cash heads to lisbon to investigate the new special relationship between po...

US President meets a papal envoy pleading for peace, and a cruel case of déjà vu

rome – though all analogies are inexact, it’s nevertheless tempting to say that with regard to cardinal matteo zuppi’s meeting today with us...

How devotion to the Mother of God helps us to better know God as 'Our Father'

carol kellas, writing from croydon to the times ’ letters page recently commented on the exciting idea pitched by the anglican archbishop of...

Too close for comfort: the lessons of the Russian Orthodox Church for the Vatican's status as a sovereign state

rome – back in 2007, the prestigious english news magazine  the economist  carried an article on vatican diplomacy, which conclude...

Sino-Vatican deal violated again: Francis rubber-stamps latest Communist gambit

rome – pope francis has decided to recognize the transfer of a bishop in china earlier this year without his knowledge or approval, the vati...

Despite traditional difficulty, Catholic churches are finding success in receiving conservation funding this year

on april 19 a reception was held in the houses of parliament hosted by deputy speaker nigel evans mp to celebrate the remarkable achievement...

New Rector for National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham

an announcement from the catholic bishops' conference of england and wales the reverend dr robert billing has been appointed the new rector ...

The Catholic Herald

Homeless in Nicaragua lament Ortega’s expulsion of Brazilian nuns

são paulo (crux) – since missionary nuns of the institute of the poor of jesus christ, a brazilian women’s order, were expelled from nicarag...

Eduardo Campos Lima

Something for everyone: Searching for religion in the Royal Academy's Summer Exhibition

the annual summer exhibition at london’s royal academy of arts previewed in oppressive metropolitan heat that made the air-conditioned upsta...

The consistory of a pope in a hurry

rome – a consistory, the event in which a pope creates new cardinals, is always a carefully choreographed bit of theatre, with production va...