Catholic Church

The 'woke' get the parody they deserve

woke: a guide to social justice by titania mcgrath constable, 150pp, £12.99/$18.99 an aphorism traditionally attributed to gk chesterton not...

Letters & emails

a solution to the confession crisis sir – regarding low participation in the sacrament of confession (letters, march 22 and 29), may i sugge...

The Catholic Herald

Dear Fr Rutler: Can my bishop discipline me for offering the old Mass?

dear father rutler, a group of young parishioners has asked me to begin celebrating the latin mass once a week, which would be a great pleas...

Fr George Rutler

'People are fascinated by the baffling aspects of Christian belief': an interview with Sir James MacMillan

in a few days’ time, as has become its custom, the concert venue of st john’s smith square in london will revert to something like its origi...

Henry VIII: a very English villain

i’ve gained a new perspective on the reformation from watching the bbc’s 1970 serial the six wives of henry viii. thanks to a mix of classic...

The satirist who illuminated the strange world of the 1970s

one of the handicaps of old age is the loss, one by one, of those few commentators and journalists to whom one has long looked for guidance ...

Richard Ingrams

Archbishop Gregory: the Jimmy Carter of the US Church

during his 14 years as archbishop of atlanta, wilton gregory – appointed the new archbishop of washington on april 4 – would certainly have ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The Church's life-and-death struggle with Santa Muerte

to the great consternation of the church, over the past 17 years veneration of a mexican folk saint that personifies death has become the fa...

Kate Kingsbury and Andrew Chesnut

Diary: After the 'whisky priest', here's the G&T priest

they say he is responsible for a surge in church attendance and sales of marks & spencer canned g&t (up by 24 per cent since he pull...

A new amnesty could protect St Oscar Romero's killers

it is almost 30 years since el salvador’s civil war ended, but the aftermath of the conflict continues to divide opinion. witness the recent...