Catholic Church

Letters & emails

pope francis’s unexpected overture sir – michael warren davis (us news analysis, march 22) notes that dozens of us bishops have quietly perm...

The Catholic Herald

The strange birth of the Novus Ordo

after several decades of liturgy wars, few are unaware of the turbulent history of the post-conciliar liturgy since the new order of mass ( ...

Hugh Somerville-Knapman OSB

Ben Shapiro, a William F Buckley for the internet age

brilliant, impish and alarmingly productive, ben shapiro is a william f buckley for the internet age. hundreds of thousands of fans listen t...

Matthew Schmitz

Viganò vindicated?

according to the organisers, the recent vatican sexual abuse summit was aimed at changing a mindset more than specific procedural reforms. y...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The ten worst countries in which to be a Christian

1. north korea it is impossible to know precisely how many christians live in north korea: they are considered enemies of the state because ...

David Oldroyd-Bolt

The persecution trap: vulnerable Christians are running out of allies

christianity is the largest faith in a world of thriving religions. it’s hard sometimes to feel that since the mental picture that grips mos...

John O'Sullivan

When it's forgivable to make a phone call in church

in the yorkshire seaside town of whitby last week, i looked round st mary’s church – a spectacular number in a style osbert lancaster would ...

The Spanish Church remains a force to be reckoned with

when spain’s bishops’ conference revealed a recent 24 per cent rise in priestly ordinations, the unexpected news offered a reminder that the...

Jonathan Luxmoore

President Biden would be a headache for the Church

vice presidents aren’t usually figures of great political consequence. when he ran for the democratic nomination in 2008, joe biden never br...

Michael Warren Davis

Is Britain making Christianity a hate crime?

a catholic official in scotland last week publicly raised the prospect that the faithful might soon be breaking the law if they profess chur...