Catholic Church

Don't alter the Our Father

many years ago, when my father found himself in an international setting, someone asked him – i believe it was a hungarian linguist – what t...

Longing for lost worlds won't convert America

when young radicals gathered in the streets of paris in may 1968, régis debray was nowhere to be seen. as his friends playacted at revolutio...

Matthew Schmitz

Ann Widdecombe: I was branded a 'vile' bigot for opinions I don't hold

free speech in the uk is supposedly guaranteed under article 10 of the human rights act 1998. the act specifies that such a right is limited...

The extraordinary prayer that launched D-Day

it was a stroke of ceremonial genius. at the d-day 75th anniversary commemorations at portsmouth, how to ensure that the assembled heads of ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The Church's next scandal is money

"the devil always enters by way of the pocket." it’s a phrase that pope francis often repeats. he has it on no lesser authority than that of...

Christopher R. Altieri

Diary: The Sign of Peace fills me with terror

i managed an impressive shriek during the consecration on saturday, while i watched in slow motion as my two-year-old seemed to be about to ...

Madeleine Teahan

Franco's tomb is still a headache for the Church

spain’s catholic church has promised to respect a supreme court judgment barring the exhumation of general francisco franco from his mausole...

Jonathan Luxmoore

Cardinal Pell's appeal: what we know so far

last week, cardinal pell’s appeal was heard at the supreme court of victoria’s court of appeal, presided by chief justice anne ferguson and ...

What happens when a priest is too traditional for his parish?

it’s something of a trope these days. first, a young priest is assigned to a new parish, where he reintroduces elements of the pre-vatican i...

Michael Warren Davis

How one country is trying to renew the priesthood

every priest in england and wales has been invited to westminster cathedral for a mass of thanksgiving and for the renewal of priests. with ...