Catholic Church

Omnium Gatherum

this year, we are happy to celebrate epiphany on a sunday, which by calendric niceties coincides with real epiphany, january 6. there is no ...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Do we need another Churchill biography?

churchill: walking with destiny by andrew roberts allen lane, 1,152pp, £35/$40 if some kind soul gave you a handful of notes to spend, ...

David Oldroyd-Bolt

Letters & emails

communism can never be appeased sir – i am sure that most informed catholics are aware of the agreement reached between the holy see and the...

The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Scola: the man who was nearly Pope

cardinal angelo scola was considered a front runner at the last papal election. after the white smoke appeared, the italian bishops’ confere...

Desmond O'Grady

Will Charles be the disestablishment king?

last year saw an important milestone in the history of the british royal family. prince charles, the eldest son and heir to the queen, celeb...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

The Church has to ditch the culture that sees no evil

the most overlooked story of 2018 might become the most important story of 2019 and many years beyond. the central question that emerged wit...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Key dates for the Church in 2019

january 1 mary, mother of god; world day of peace 6 epiphany 7 orthodox christmas 13 baptism of the lord 14-22 9 days for life (us) 18 march...

The Catholic Herald

The Church in 2019: danger and opportunity

let’s start with the good news. in 2019, the catholic church is likely to grow by around 15 million souls, taking the total number of cathol...

Panama is sparing no expense on this month's World Youth Day

what kind of a panama will pope francis encounter when he visits the country for world youth day later this month? the country is as catholi...

With its new leader, is Germany's ruling party returning to its Catholic roots?

germany’s christian democratic union (cdu) has a new leader, after the party conference in hamburg elected annegret kramp-karrenbauer, known...