Catholic Church

What's stopping Pope Francis going to Moscow?

there is one man who always keeps the holy father waiting. three times in a row now he has arrived conspicuously late for a private audience...

The Catholic Herald

Every generation needs to hear the lives of the saints

each year, i write a column sharing with readers the title and a brief synopsis of the 10 books that touched me most that year. occasionally...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Prize crossword 0600

cryptic across 5 city of macedonia in amos philip rebuilt (10) 7 jerahmeel’s significant other one sailor’s taken to hospital (6) 8 mix-up s...

How to… become a papal knight

the five categories of papal knighthood are, in descending rank, the supreme order of christ, the order of the golden spur, the order of piu...

The Catholic Herald

What grace and weight loss have in common

on the feast of ss peter and paul i celebrated the 20th anniversary of my ordination to the sacred priesthood. not a huge milestone perhaps,...

Fr Dominic Allain

In Christ we find a tenderness beyond our imagining

fourteenth sunday of the year is 66:10-14; gal 6:14-18; lk 10:1-12 & 17-20 (year c) "rejoice for jerusalem. rejoice for her, all you who...

Bishop David McGough

How did the 'religion of humanity' replace Christianity?

the idol of our age by daniel j mahoney encounter books, 184pp, £17.99/$15.90 one of the most famous passages in modern literature is fyodor...

Alexandra Hudson

George Lloyd: The broken man who created healing music

the british composer george lloyd, who died more than 20 years ago, remains a neglected figure. he had the misfortune to live through the po...

Letters & emails

the wrong way to seek priestly vocations sir – the article by michael warren davis (us news analysis, june 28) concerning ordinations to the...

The Catholic Herald

Parishes need more than one priest

as i have mentioned before, when i visit paris i stay with cousins in the 15th arrondissement, and on sundays i attend mass at their local p...