Catholic Church

"gaudete!” (rejoice!) is the nickname for this third sunday of advent. i hope you will see lovely rose vestments in your churches. they remi...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

a year with fr rutler by fr george william rutler sophia institute press, 744pp, £200/$250 about time last year i flew to new york with a si...

Michael Warren Davis

a supernatural war by owen davies oup, 284pp, £20/$28 "there are no atheists in foxholes” – that’s the common perception of spirituality on ...

David V Barrett

i have to admit that a great deal bothers me today, and much of it has to do with higher education. this is only partly because i have retur...

Charles Coulombe

letter of the week prosperity, poverty and the gospel sir – the catholic prosperity gospel is not something new (cover story, november 30). ...

The Catholic Herald

here’s an interesting experiment: next time you are in a group of people – catholic or not – ask them to name two anti-slavery organisations...

Luke de Pulford and Sister Lynda Dearlove

i have seen the future and it is russia’s past, although not necessarily the bit i expected, certainly not the communist era, which has almo...

Tim Stanley

i am becomingly increasingly hostile to the fashion for people putting images of themselves and families on christmas cards. even the royals...

Ann Widdecombe

In every diocese in the world, faith-filled priests and lay people have given a heroic witness to Christ

The Catholic Herald

a visitor to the illinois state capitol will find three holiday displays curiously juxtaposed: a christmas tree, a menorah, and “an apple up...

Jeff Cimmino