Catholic Church

Benedict's statement lays bare the Church's divisions

benedict xvi’s decision to break his silence cannot have been made lightly. at the time of his resignation, the former pope announced his in...

Matthew Schmitz

A century ago, the war was our hidden national trauma. Today it's dementia

a hundred years ago britain was in trauma: there was hardly a family in the land that had not been left bereaved by the first world war. als...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

Newman is a perfect companion for Holy Week

on good friday, as catholics piously walk the via crucis, many will pray the meditations of john henry newman – and not just because he is e...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Faith has never been at odds with science

silly claims about the conflict between science and religion come thick and fast, these days. we know them to be erroneous, but the history ...

Jonathan Wright

How to tell Christ from Antichrist

why is the risen christ still wounded? in the gospel of john, the apostle thomas states that he will not believe in the resurrection, “unles...

Fr Andrew Pinsent

Here's why I'm about to become a Catholic aged 17

this saturday, at the easter vigil, i will become a member of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. at the age of 17, i will no long...

Why won't the Orthodox pray with Francis in Bulgaria?

on may 5, pope francis begins a three-day trip to bulgaria. he will pray with members of the country’s catholic minority (who number around ...

As their freedoms disappear, how long can Hong Kong's Christians hold out?

on march 30, hundreds of hong kong christians prayed on a way of the cross march for nine activists facing jail after calling for democracy....

Benedict Rogers

Merton remains unignorable - and not because of his love affair

thomas merton looms large in the catholic imagination as the quintessentially post-vatican ii spiritual writer. that should tell us all we n...

Michael Warren Davis

A surprise resignation won't resolve Steubenville's tensions

the president of franciscan university of steubenville tendered his resignation on friday april 5, prompting a search for a new leader for a...