Catholic Church

Catholics must speak against China's repression

on november 26, bishop john fang xingyao declared, “love for the homeland must be greater than the love for the church.” it is not the kind ...
Matthew Schmitz

This papal anniversary should be a day of rejoicing

the eternal city keeps careful track of dates. if a bishop arrives for an audience on his ordination anniversary, you can be quite sure that...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Catholic of the Year: 'A woman who is incredibly close to God'

canonisations are unforgettable events for those lucky enough to attend one. but the memory of the day when st john henry newman was raised ...
The Catholic Herald

Down with 'Christmas songs'

the past two weeks have been a more than usually musical fortnight. it began with the world premiere of michael maxwell steer’s romantic var...
David Oldroyd-Bolt

Slovakia rejects pioneering pro-life bill after Europe-wide pressure

slovak parliamentarians have rejected legislation, the first of its kind in the european union, requiring women seeking abortions to see ima...
Jonathan Luxmoore

Is Fulton Sheen's beatification a lost cause?

the cause of archbishop fulton sheen, one of the most prominent figures in 20th-century american religious life, has been put on hold, perha...
Jordan Bloom

A closed inner-city church is reborn

now, as i am back home at our friary in manhattan, i am reflecting upon what i witnessed on my recent visit to my fellow franciscan friars o...
The Catholic Herald

The world's youngest 'papabile' heads to the centre of power

the vatican announced a major shake-up on sunday, december 8 – to the surprise of several veteran vatican watchers, including this one – whi...
Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Huehuetenango to Addis Ababa

washington, dc pelosi objects ‘as a catholic’ to being accused of hate house speaker nancy pelosi told a reporter “don’t mess with me!” when...
Staff writers

The best of the web: Error in the Catechism, private property, the Miraculous Medal

the authority of an official catechism   there are many catechisms, but what kind of authority do they have? at crisis, charles coulomb...
Staff writers