Catholic Church

in 1851, john henry newman received a packet of architectural drawings for his new oratorian church in birmingham. it was never built – toda...

Roderick O Donnell

is the church dodging moral debate? sir – oliver alexandre and his daughter attending mass at which the priest preached about transgender id...

The Catholic Herald

in this week remembering the d-day normandy landings, i would like to have heard more about the role played by the christian chaplains who a...

Mary Kenny

everybody knows that there is still one rule that keeps our civilisation intact: keep quiet about religion and politics. or at the very leas...

Natasha Marsh

i noticed there’s a new family in my parish this sunday and i was struck by one of their girls. she has curly brown hair and the sweetest, m...

Fr George Rutler

Mgr Nizar Semaan lost his family home to ISIS. Now, as Archbishop of Mosul, he must rebuild a community

John Pontifex

the recent interview granted by pope francis to mexican television generated news for what he said about theodore mccarrick and the present ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

on may 31, 1985, one of the deadliest tornado outbreaks in north american history swept through parts of ohio, new york, pennsylvania and on...

Jane Stannus

a hymn to the sacred heart should fill us with spiritual joy, but how we winced in my childhood parish when our old irish priest chose it. u...

Damian Thompson

having a few hours spare one afternoon, my fiancée and i decided to visit the cobbe collection of keyboard instruments at hatchlands park, n...

David Oldroyd-Bolt