Catholic Church

paris, france, aug 9, 2021 / 05:40 am a 40-year-old rwandan immigrant already suspected of starting a devastating fire at a french cathedral...

CNA Staff

there was bound to be disappointment when, two years ago, the church in the person of rev peter doyle, bishop of northampton rejected the ca...

Richard Ingrams

writing history has never been a safe business. all histories have political implications and in britain, since the reformation, even appare...

Rosemary Hill

mainstream understanding of wayward nuns is often drawn from the sound of music (1965). maria von trapp’s inability to stick to the script w...

Arabella Byrne

the decision by the united states bishops to authorise the drafting of a document on eucharistic coherence is a sign of their courage and wi...

Fr Gerald Murray

pope benedict lived up to his title of pontifex, or bridge-builder, when he allowed the wider use of the tridentine rite – more properly the...

The Catholic Herald

last week i joined a glastonbury walking group under the thoughtful and intelligent guidance of warbling guy hayward, founder of the british...

Alexander Waugh

it’s 20 years ago this year that herbert mccabe died. he was one of the great dominicans of the 20th century, perhaps the most lucid and wit...

Melanie McDonagh

the demise of the universe , a catholic paper with 160 years of history, is both sad in itself and telling about the condition of the cathol...

The Catholic Herald

rumours have been circulating that pope francis is planning some kind of restriction on the extraordinary form of the mass (ef), the “tradit...

Joseph Shaw