Catholic Church

Holy Knights: Meeting the Order of the Holy Sepulchre

it was, i think, at westminster cathedral that i encountered the order of the holy sepulchre: it was the mantillas that did it for me. the k...

Melanie McDonagh

Farewell to Alms

i recently visited the hospital of st cross and almshouse of noble poverty, where i was met in the porter’s lodge by the master, the rev ter...

Apostasy of the Elites

when the celebrated monsignor robert hugh benson published his utopia the dawn of all in 1911, he was answering critics who said that his 19...

Taoiseach announces plan to allow public worship to resume in Republic of Ireland

cover image: interior of st mary's pro-cathedral, dublin (by diliff - own work, cc by-sa 3.0 )   micheál martin, the taoiseach (prime m...

Wounded Bishop-elect in South Sudan Undeterred

bishop-elect christian carlassare mcci. photo courtesy fr. carlassare.   bishop-elect of rumbek strikes defiant tone, arrests made in c...

Scottish bishops disturbed by criminalisation of Mass attendance in Ireland

the “thoughts and prayers” of the church of scotland are with irish catholics, says bishop hugh gilbert, osb, president of the scottish bish...

More of 'The Same': Ireland, Quebec flex their 'post-Catholic' muscles

pope francis at mass in phoenix park, dublin, 26 august 26 2018. (ben stansall/afp via getty images)   social issues aren’t enough: in ...

Charles Collins

Bishop-elect Shot in South Sudan

bishop-elect christian carlassare, mcci, file photo courtesy of fr. carlassare. armed intruders shot the bishop-elect of rumbek, south sudan...

Cardinals to vote on canonization of Charles de Foucauld, six others

pope francis has called an ordinary public consistory to consider seven causes for canonization, including that of blessed charles de foucau...

Spanish Bishops admit 220 cases of clerical sexual abuse since 2001

cover image courtesy of the catholic bishops conference of spain   the bishops of spain admit to 220 allegations of clerical sexual abu...