Catholic Church

Diary: Don't dismiss punctuality as a minor virtue

in budapest last weekend, i loved the collision of architectural styles: onion-domed churches from the east; classical palaces from italy; t...
Harry Mount

Why a papal press conference 'upset the faithful' in Croatia

when the pope mentioned the projected canonisation of a communist-era cardinal, the reactions demonstrated the passions still surrounding th...
Jonathan Luxmoore

Church officials disagree over the EU's future

as voters across europe prepare to elect a new european parliament, bishops have urged continued support for the european union against a cu...
Jonathan Luxmoore

The proof of the pudding is in Buffalo

an interesting question in the wake of pope francis’s reform of reporting law and bishop accountability measures is: who will be first? in t...
Christopher R. Altieri

Will the new abuse law work in practice?

pope francis introduced reform legislation last week requiring all clerics and religious – men and women – to report abuse, cover-up, or sus...
Christopher R. Altieri

World News: from Buenos Aires to Bhopal

philadelphia pro-lifers rally after ‘shame on you’ videos a series of videos by a pennsylvania politician has prompted more than 1,000 pro-l...
Staff writers

Meanwhile... Cardinal climbs down manhole

a polish cardinal has provoked anger from italy’s deputy prime minister after climbing down a manhole to restore electricity to a state-owne...
Staff writers

The Best of the Web: March for Life, Fatima and comedy

marching for life and a positive future on the letters page of the financial times, john green took issue with another letter-writer, barbar...
Staff writers

The Week Ahead: beatification, ordinations and Marian motets

saturday may 18 sees the beatification of guadalupe ortiz (1916-75) in her birthplace of madrid. she will be the first beatified lay member ...
The Catholic Herald

The Big Story: Vatican introduces new law on reporting abuse

what happened? whistleblowers will be protected and bishops given extra scrutiny under new laws promulgated by pope francis last thursday. v...
The Catholic Herald