Catholic Church

i remember reading somewhere recently – i’m afraid i forget where – the claim that the catholic church has, for the last 2,000 years, been t...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

deep in the iraqi desert, near the highway leading to the saudi arabian border, lie the ruins of al-qusair church, the oldest church in iraq...

Tom Westcott

the sun was setting to the west as i stood upon a vantage point known to the byzantine residents of constantinople as hagios demetrios. it w...

Mark Jenkins

in his fascinating interview with karl gustel wärnberg in this issue , cardinal gerhard müller, former prefect for the congregation for the ...

The Catholic Herald

last saturday, i found myself – not for the first time and definitely not for the last – at a hen party. the minute you turn 30, hen parties...

Constance Watson

i had never lived in new york city before i moved to manhattan in 2018. it was daunting to come as a fully formed adult with a 14-year-old c...

Janine di Giovanni

after the death of pope leo x on 1 december 1521, the papal conclave witnessed opposing factions of french and spanish cardinals deadlocked ...

Ray Cavanaugh

the english bishops have cancelled scores of old rite confirmations following the latest wave of restrictions from rome against traditional ...

Simon Caldwell

pope emeritus benedict xvi has apologized for mistakenly saying that he did not attend a disputed meeting in 1980 while serving as archbisho...

CNA Staff

pope francis on friday officially declared st. irenaeus of lyon as the 37th doctor of the church, with the title “doctor unitatis” (“doctor ...

Courtney Mares