Catholic Church

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

Curbs on Traditional Latin Mass 'broke Pope Benedict’s heart'

new curbs on the traditional latin mass “broke pope benedict’s heart”, according to his private secretary. archbishop georg gänswein, the cl...
Simon Caldwell

World leaders bid farewell to Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI

viktor orbán was among world leaders to visit st peter’s basilica in rome on tuesday, where he paid his respe cts to pope emeritus benedict ...
Diana Montagna

Benedict XVI and my vocation to the priesthood

no matter how inevitable or indeed no matter how unexpected, death has a powerful way of gripping the heart and bringing the mind into sharp...
Fr Paschal Uche