Catholic Church

Pope appoints Spanish archbishop as Nuncio to Great Britain

pope francis has appointed a spanish archbishop who speaks six languages as the new apostolic nuncio to great britain. madrid-born archbisho...

Francis of Assisi: a saint for all seasons

the director of the national gallery speaks to melanie mcdonagh about their new exhibition. it’s almost 800 years since st francis of assisi...

Melanie McDonagh

The problem with a multi-faith coronation

when one of my previous bosses, a university vice-chancellor, wanted to show his contempt for a problem, he would dismiss it as a “theologic...

Mary, Mariana and Moreno: Catholic mysticism in the Ecuadorian mountains

there’s a rugged patch of the high latin american andes which is an enigmatic treat, steeped in catholic mystery, fables, prophecy and art. ...

The Archbishop of Birmingham: Rejoicing with Our Lady in Eastertide

easter fires and paschal candles have been lit all over the world, and the shout of "alleluia" has been sung from east to west. now easterti...

Archbishop Longley

Passion of Christ returns to Trafalgar Square

today the crowds of trafalgar square will once again this year find themselves enveloped by the events of holy week as wintershall presents ...

Percentage of over-65s with 'no religion' doubles in last decade

the proportion of english and welsh people over 65 who have “no religion” has doubled over the last decade, a new analysis of census data ha...

An Easter Anthology, by Arthur Howells

an easter anthology arthur howells hodder & stoughton, £16.99, 288 pages when thinking of anthologies, two types come immediately to min...

Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

'Rise, Peter': Consternation as German bishops endorse blessings of homosexual unions

"rise, peter, and fulfil this pastoral office divinely entrusted to you,” exclaimed pope leo x in 1520 in the face of the errors of martin l...

Something for everyone: there is unity in the diversity of the Church’s rites

unexpectedly, our american brothers and sisters who have up to now attended the traditional latin mass (tlm) have been in the news a lot lat...