Catholic Church

The best of the web: Hilary Mantel, a brave father, and Salvini

how st thomas more lost his reputation the iona institute published a talk it recently hosted, by richard rex, professor of reformation hist...
Staff writers

The week ahead: Sea Sunday, Crystal Cathedral, Carmelite Comeback

this sunday, july 14, is sea sunday in britain, a day when christians pray for seafarers. the catholic charity apostleship of the sea has re...
Staff writers

Overlooked: Viganò alleges Vatican scandal 'surpassing McCarrick'

what happened? archbishop carlo maria viganò has made new allegations against senior vatican officials. the former vatican nuncio to the uni...
Staff writers

The big story: Report calls for sanctions on persecutors of Christians

what happened? the british government should consider imposing sanctions on countries that persecute christians, and adopt a definition of a...
Staff writers

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...
Alun Evans

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