Catholic Church

Cardinal Dulles was a quintessentially American thinker

a quarter of a century of friendship with cardinal avery dulles, sj, who died 10 years ago this month, left me with many happy memories. two...

The values that defined Bush 41

george herbert walker bush – the 41st us president – never wrote a post-presidential memoir. his son, george w bush – the 43rd president – g...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Newman's greatest achievement: putting the personal over the abstract

what were shakespeare’s greatest play and leonardo’s greatest painting? the very questioning is contentious and sparks verbal wars, most vio...

Fr George Rutler

Diary

i have always fancied myself as a natural diplomat who might have missed my true calling in life. until, that is, i came head to head with m...

Madeleine Teahan

An election, an archbishop, and a tale of modern India

political interference is suspected after hundreds of christians, including a catholic archbishop, were denied their right to vote in indian...

Last orders? Spain's vanishing monasteries

catholics in spain have voiced alarm at the rapid decline of monastic life in the country, despite reassurances from church leaders. “we are...

Jonathan Luxmoore

The 'gay network' claims which reach far beyond Connecticut

the day after the raid on sante fe, the rector of holy apostles college and seminary in the archdiocese of hartford came forward to discuss ...

Michael Warren Davis

The US Church's $3bn question

on the same day that law enforcement raided the chancery of the archdiocese of galveston-houston, the attorney general of new mexico execute...

Michael Warren Davis

The 'growing anxiety' of Scottish pro-lifers

"when i was growing up,” says james bundy, “i saw scotland as a tolerant country where the vast majority of people feel comfortable to share...

Where now for Catholic Voices?

in december 2009, two friends sat in a pub and sighed about the difficulty of defending the church. austen ivereigh and jack valero had just...