Catholic Church

The Stasi didn’t need penal camps to stifle Christianity

god’s spies by elisabeth braw, eerdmans, 288pp, £20/$25 the stasi, the ministerium für staatssicherheit (ministry for state security), exist...
Allan Mallinson

Reissues and new releases: An overwhelming case for celibacy

fr alain-marie de lassus, of the community of st john, has provided a wide-ranging study of adoration from a biblical, philosophical and the...
Francis Phillips

A New Year's resolution for priests: Start saying the vesting prayers

this sunday, the first of the penitential season of advent, holy church presents the same reading from paul to the romans both in the novus ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

How to … Find a Mass when travelling

the ease with which information can be accessed online is one of the most blessed fruits of the digital revolution. catholics can harness so...
The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0621

cryptic across 5 disastrous blow to harem is getting to apostle (11) 7 sherry’s heading to france, initially not oloroso (4) 8 odd call leav...
Alun Evans

The Catholic university rebuilding trust in a post-communist society

in 1945-46, stalin set out to liquidate the ukrainian greek catholic church. a church of four million people was destroyed in all of its pub...
The Catholic Herald

Music isn't a distraction - it points to divine beauty

this week the world of church music is mourning two great losses. last friday, sir stephen cleobury died at the age of 70 after a long illne...
The Catholic Herald

The new president of the US bishops has a broad appeal

archbishop josé gómez of los angeles was elected president of the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) at the bishops’ gener...
Jordan Bloom

What to expect from Pope Francis's trip to Thailand and Japan

the papal visit to thailand and japan will give pope francis the chance to address five key themes of his social teaching, and two general q...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Confessional secrecy could be under threat. It must be defended

the seal of confession has long been a matter of public controversy. but catholics, especially priests, have shown a remarkable solidarity i...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith