Catholic Church

There can be no moral renewal of public life without respect for God and Man

in july 2022, just before boris johnson’s resignation, nick timothy—theresa may’s former chief of staff—surveyed in the daily telegraph the ...

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali

Will the Catholic Church inevitably turn from the West?

if demography and culture are destiny, then the vatican – and wider christian community - have a serious problem, in the western world at le...

The Catholic Herald

How to solve a problem like Viktor Orbán?

the catholic church is struggling to hold together a diverse coalition, with increasingly different interpretations of what it means to be a...

The Catholic Herald

Another day, another letter

good ecclesiastical governance takes time, writes hugh somerville knapman osb four apostolic letters have already appeared this year; in 202...

Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

Catholics still persecuted in China, confirms Taiwan Government

china’s persecution of catholics has escalated , according to taiwan’s ministry of foreign affairs, even as one vatican official said the tw...

The Catholic Herald

Pope’s College of Cardinals is becoming less European

pope francis represented a significant break from previous popes. although of italian descent, the pope comes from latin america and this ha...

The Catholic Herald

Europe’s cultural Iron Curtain entrenches as Brussels takes Hungary to court

the cultural iron curtain dividing the european union (eu) between an secular, post-national and progressive west, and a re-christianising, ...

The Catholic Herald

Is the Pope trying to play both sides of the US Catholic debate?

it is no secret that america’s catholics are deeply divided . even before the dobbs ruling last month, the pew research center discovered de...

The Catholic Herald

More legacy building: Pope names women to Dicastery for Bishops

pope francis has named three women to the dicastery for bishops. it is the first time that women have been appointed to the dicastery respon...

The Catholic Herald

Francis confirms beatification of 'smiling Pope' who warned against confusion of the faithful

the 20 th century was a great era for popes, with several recognised as saints. pope francis himself has canonised pope st john xxiii, pope ...