Catholic Church

Bishop Erik Varden and Kim Samuel on community and belonging in the post-COVID world

i cannot now remember the number of times that i have sat in the sheldonian theatre in oxford, wearing an academic gown of either red or bla...

Serenhedd James

An American revisits London as a Catholic

in 1841, john henry newman wrote to a catholic acquaintance: “i do not fear that you will succeed among us; you will not supplant our church...

Andrew Petiprin

Natural Family Planning: it's time the Church shared its best kept secret

the pill made headlines last week when researchers from the university of oxford concluded that the use of progesterone-only contraceptive p...

Madeleine Teahan

A woman's place? Better catechesis needed as Cambridge conference discusses women's ordination

as the margaret beaufort institute in cambridge hosts a new conference on women and the diaconate, some still say there is enough evidence i...

Dr Caroline Farey

Why the synod process will eventually fail

early this month, a colloquium was held at boston college called “the way forward: pope francis, vatican ii and synodality” . the gathering ...

Diary: by Sarah Sands

one of the great novels on sickness and death is thomas mann’s the magic mountain. i have been reading it because of a norfolk-based interes...

God and politics: Kate Forbes and Ron DeSantis

nothing could better illustrate the difference between american elections and those in britain – specifically scotland – than the plight of ...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis accepts resignation of vice-president of German Bishops' Conference

pope francis on friday accepted the resignation of an influential german bishop who has been a key player in the german synodal process and ...

The Roman Mass: Early Christian Origins to Tridentine Reform

the roman mass: early christian origins to tridentine reform uwe michael lang cambridge university press, £89.99, 456 pages the li...

Fr James Bradley

USCCB doctrinal note prohibiting transgender procedures is a welcome intervention

the doctrinal committee of the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) issued on 20 march a 14-page firm doctrinal note on the ...