Catholic Church

Dear Fr Rutler: I can't stand my priest. Should I go parish-shopping?

dear father rutler, my wife is from poland, and with all the nuttiness in america today, i’m more and more inclined to accede to her request...

Fr George Rutler

Pope Francis was courageous to call out the diplomats

the holy see’s diplomatic corps – gathered en masse for their triennial meeting last week – has had its prominence and power restored under ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

As a chaplain, I think the new directive is a mistake

so the grand master of the order of malta has forbidden the extraordinary form. as of monday, june 10, we chaplains of the order may only of...

Fr Edmund Montgomery

The Knights of Malta's Mass ban is hardly chivalrous

fra' giacomo dalla torre, the grand master of the order of malta, has informed members that henceforth all masses celebrated in the context ...

The dramatic protests in Hong Kong are infused with religious fervour

"stop using baton, or we sing hallelujah to the lord,” read one of the placards among the sea of people marching yet again in hong kong last...

Benedict Rogers

Could Archbishop Gómez lead the US bishops out of the doldrums?

from 2004 until his retirement last year, michael j bransfield served as bishop of wheeling-charleston. it’s the perfect posting for a prela...

Michael Warren Davis

The trials of a pro-life Democrat

the career of the illinois congressman dan lipinski is an object lesson in the centrality of abortion politics in today’s democratic party, ...

The Extraordinary Form returns to St John Fisher's cathedral

for the first time in 485 years, the traditional latin mass will be offered on the feast of the english cardinal, bishop and martyr st john ...

Daniel Blackman

'We could have done better': an interview with Cardinal Versaldi

the folks at the congregation for catholic education were surprised, apparently, by the reaction to the document they released last week on ...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from Ecuador to Eritrea

paris first mass in notre-dame since fire notre-dame cathedral has seen its first mass since the fire which devastated the roof. archbishop ...