Catholic Church

The ideological error of Welby's £100 million slavery fund

the archbishop of canterbury has dipped into the back pockets of the church of england where the church commissioners keep their spare cash....
Gavin Ashenden

Something sinister about the Synod (with Cardinal George Pell)

https://audioboom.com/posts/8070408-something-sinister-about-the-synod-with-cardinal-george-pell “what weight do we give to the teaching of ...
The Catholic Herald

The ordeal of Cardinal Pell: an interview

this article originally appeared in the december 2021 issue of the catholic herald.  within a few minutes of meeting cardinal pell...
William Cash

The Lord Camoys: First Catholic Lord Chamberlain since the Reformation

for those with an eye for english religious history there could scarcely have been a more symbolic gesture than tom stonor’s appointment as ...
The Catholic Herald

'I could see the reuniting of Christians with Rome': Interview with Calvin Robinson

people tend to look up to calvin robinson. they don’t have any choice: he’s immensely tall. and his striking presence is given added status ...
Joanna Bogle

Star with royal beauty bright

before the 16th century, christians generally assumed that the star of bethlehem must have been some kind of astrological miracle. for insta...
Fr Robert Verrill OP

Eyes on the East: Keeping Christmas with the Ukrainian Catholic Church

as the three wise men make their way home in the latin rite, many eastern christians will only just be ending the fast before the nativity. ...
Fr Mark Woodruff

The Epiphany: Rise and shine

english-speakers call it "the epiphany", but the germans say heilige drei könige : the three holy kings. and yet st matthew doesn’t tell us ...
Mgr Andrew Burnham

In St Peter's Square: Notebook from Rome

the dome of st peter’s was shrouded in mist for the funeral of pope benedict, with the cupola and the cross disappearing behind the figures ...
Melanie McDonagh

On the eve of Pope Benedict's funeral: Notebook from Rome

photo: vatican media the crowds are quieter this time. by comparison with the enormous throng of people – most of them poles – who came to s...
Melanie McDonagh