Catholic Church

The big story: Statues thrown in Tiber during synod’s final week

what happened? a catholic has thrown three controversial   statues into rome’s river tiber, before posting a video of the incident onli...
Staff writers

It may be years before Vatican finances are truly reformed

once a year catholics are asked to contribute to a collection known as peter’s pence. they do so on the understanding that their donations w...
The Catholic Herald

Why preachers – and politicians – shouldn't speak from notes

i have been told that not so very long ago – certainly in my lifetime – if and when an mp read out his speech in parliament he would be gree...
Richard Ingrams

Heretic of the week: William J Seymour

william j seymour (1870-1922) was born in franklin, louisiana, to a former slave couple. although baptised catholic in his home town’s assum...
Charles Coulombe

Prize crossword 0615

cryptic across 7 after dissolute heir apparent’s wild spree, gets kicked out of iranian section (8) 8 bob in the old days with a mournf...
Alun Evans

How to… Pray to St John Henry Newman

the simplest way to pray to england’s newest saint is to say: “st john henry newman, pray for us.” this could be elaborated upon by asking f...
The Catholic Herald

Newman was no prophet of doctrinal 'paradigm shifts'

everyone agrees it’s a great thing both for the church in this country and for the universal church that john henry newman is now a saint. i...
Fr Dominic Allain

A strategy for Catholics in a time of chaos

if you are a regular reader of this publication, you have probably learned of peculiar, indeed inexplicable, nay, rather, downright alarming...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

After the Apocalypse, an Anglican theocracy

the second sleep by robert harris hutchinson, 320pp, £20/$26.95 a new book by robert harris is a joyful event, for he has repeatedly proven ...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Why Newman loved Beethoven but not Pugin

unearthly beauty by guy nicholls, gracewing, 352pp, £25/$31 having waited so long for this event, it is almost a shock to see the title “st ...
Jack Carrigan