Catholic Church

The Martins didn't know they were saints – but they wanted to be

if your only catholic association for the date of july 12 was hitherto the painful one of the battle of the boyne, a new and beautiful one c...
Fr Dominic Allain

First impressions can be misleading. Just ask St Alexius

on the heights of rome’s aventine hill, between the basilica churches of sant’anselmo and santa sabina and near to the gated grounds of the ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Letters & emails

the newman cause’s forgotten heroes sir – the debt of gratitude owed to fr gregory winterton cong orat and mgr dr francis davis in thei...
The Catholic Herald

The royal gossip we need

the christening of archie, the infant son of the duke and duchess of sussex, at windsor castle’s private chapel last weekend drew much specu...
Mary Kenny

How the Israel Folau case is dividing Australia – and the Church

not a day passes in australia without hearing the latest in the saga of israel folau, the sporting superstar sacked by rugby australia (ra) ...
Natasha Marsh

It's no accident that California attacked the sacrament of forgiveness

the president of the united states has never asked god for forgiveness . our social media mobs never grant it. america seems to have given u...
Matthew Schmitz

The harsh truth about Iraqi Christianity

the international union for the conservation of nature has several categories to define the danger of extinction that various species face t...
Fr Benedict Kiely

Putin's unlikely friend

one of the marvels of the current parade of curious and dubious figures on the world stage is that american president donald trump is accuse...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Diary: Hunting for headless martyrs in Paris

my first visit to paris, when i was 17, was with my school, st clare’s hall. our group included a dozen french students and four very rowdy ...
Cristina Odone

Pope sends mixed message to divided German Church

in march, cardinal reinhard marx announced that the german bishops had agreed to embark on a “binding synodal process” that would address th...
Anian Christoph Wimmer