Catholic Church

when stravinsky wrote his own sober if seductive mass setting, he stressed the importance of using emotionally cold music to ensure nothing ...

Michael White

for the soldiers in the trenches of the first world war, the comforts of faith were essential. indeed, so bravely did the french priests ser...

Mary Kenny

Historically, the US faithful have voted along ethnic lines – or mirrored national divisions. But old allegiances are fraying

Daniel McCarthy

i take the war on roger scruton personally. the conservative philosopher was recently appointed to some unimportant british government commi...

Tim Stanley

arius (ad 250 or 256–336) was a north african priest who taught that christ was not god. although his teaching was condemned by the council ...

Charles Coulombe

the 33rd sunday of the year daniel 12:1-13; hebrews 10:11-14 & 18; mark 13:24-32 (year b) "at that time michael will stand up, the great...

Bishop David McGough

i recently attended the funeral at the london oratory of a friend, killed in an accident aged only 47. the baroque magnificence of the orato...

Harry Mount

let’s share cathedrals with anglicans sir – i found peter sheppard’s article (charterhouse, october 5) about the possibility of catholics re...

The Catholic Herald

how easy it is to score a century from the pavilion. i wish i had a penny for every time i heard that adage at westminster. i heard it again...

Ann Widdecombe

germany’s church tax, while not universally admired, has a new supporter: archbishop cyprian kizito lwanga of kampala, uganda. after visitin...

Francis Njuguna