Catholic Church

Letters: If not Peter's Pence, then what?

wanted: an alternative to peter’s pence sir – regarding the letter from p whitney (november 1), for the past two years i have not contribute...
The Catholic Herald

Britain's angriest Quaker

the controversial historian david starkey was raised in a quaker family and, although he is no longer a believer, i think that quaker backgr...
Mary Kenny

William Oddie: Dynamic, passionate and provocative

the recent death of william oddie will be sad news for his many friends and former colleagues. a large personality in catholic journalistic ...
Francis Phillips

What I learnt from a stint as a campus missionary

it was well below zero in chicago when i decided to become a fellowship of catholic university students (focus) missionary. we wore woolly h...
The Catholic Herald

Leo XIII: the missionary prisoner

the recent decision by pope francis to add the feast of our lady of loreto to the universal calendar made me think of pope leo xiii, the mis...
Fr Raymond de Souza

The staggering heroism of Japan's saints

the history of the catholic church in japan is one of triumph, tragedy, but above all perseverance. after st francis xavier and his fellow m...
William Doino Jr

Saints, authors and prime ministers: The dramatic story of Japanese Catholicism

after his apostolic visit to thailand later this month, pope francis will move on to japan, a land of saints and martyrs, but also a country...
Roy Peachey

The best drink I've had all year is a Stella

a new all-women’s club, allbright, is doing fantastically well in its branches in mayfair and fitzrovia. so well, in fact, that it’s opened ...
Harry Mount

Ethiopia's churches are being targeted – and no one is quite sure why

an outbreak of violence in ethiopia at the end of october has manifested a worrying new trend in one of the world’s most religious countries...
James Jeffrey

Moscow is failing to quell support for the new Orthodox Church of Ukraine

in december last year, patriarch bartholomew i of constantinople recognised an autocephalous orthodox church in ukraine. in doing so, he ris...
Fr Mark Drew