Catholic Church

Pope renews warnings of nuclear war as fighting escalates in Ukraine

pope francis has renewed his appeal for peace in ukraine and has warned the world again of the danger of the conflict escalating into a nucl...

Poulenc’s glorious surrealism

that the composer francis poulenc was devoutly catholic is signalled by his output of choral works so fervent they force you to your knees: ...

The Scoles family: a Catholic architectural dynasty

joseph john scoles (1798-1863) was born in london, the son of a catholic joiner. he was educated at baddesley green and in 1812 apprenticed ...

Listening to the laity can only help the Church

the american church has spoken. to put it another way, the local and diocesan responses in the us to the pope’s call for a global synod have...

The Catholic Herald

Inclusion and diversity the mandate for King Charles

the outpouring of gratitude and grief at the death of the queen was an occasion of rare unity in britain. the people who came to pay their r...

The Catholic Herald

Rome cannot ignore the prosecution of Cardinal Zen

this month sees the trial in hong kong of cardinal joseph zen. he and four defendants face charges of failing properly to register a fund (n...

The Catholic Herald

The problem with God

countless thoughtful, compassionate people cite high levels of undeserved suffering as a basic obstacle to belief in a benign creator. anyon...

Terrorists cut throats of Christians in raid on mission, Mozambique bishop reveals

a bishop in mozambique has revealed that extremists disguised in military uniform gathered a crowd of people together, before separating the...

A Garland for the Queen

the magnitude of queen elizabeth ii’s service to the united kingdom, the commonwealth and the world remains both incalculable and indescriba...

John Studzinski

Not to praise, but to bury

of all the events to mark the destruction of st benet’s hall in oxford, one might have thought that the optimistically-titled mass in “thank...