Catholic Church

Fr Raymond J de Souza: The pontifical secret after Viganò

whatever the truth or falsity of the claims made by archbishop carlo maria viganò in his “testimony” calling for the resignation of pope fra...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Last rites for a dying class

my deepest condolences to donald trump on the occasion of john mccain’s funeral. mr trump wasn’t invited, you see. everyone else was: presid...
Tim Stanley

The next big thing

ancient liturgy, bollywood rhythms and stadium-filling enthusiasm: syro-malabar catholics are reinvigorating the church in the north west th...
Neil Addison

The first sons of Tyburn

an event of historic significance in the life of the catholic church took place at a private ceremony in france last month, witnessed by a s...
Simon Caldwell

Comments of the week

letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. email: letters@catholicherald.c...
The Catholic Herald

September education feature: Teaching the teachers

catholic schools form the soul as well as the mind – so it’s not just the students who need mentoring at this time of year most schools will...
Fr Matthew Pittam

Education feature: An anchor in a changing world

faith and reason, student welfare and a role for parents: cardinal newman’s vision of education was way ahead of its time aristotle praised ...
Matthew Fogg

Arts essay: The curious cult of the ‘French Elvis’

it’s a late summer morning at the église de la madeleine in paris. as tourists wander into the imposing neo-classical church, hundreds of th...
Jean-Christophe Laurence

From popes and purgatory to horror films and rap

dante’s divine comedy by ian thomson, head of zeus, 280pp, £18.99 the notion of a literary canon is an unfashionable one. on english courses...
Matt Thorne

Omnium Gatherum

during september, marian liturgical observances come in rapid succession. on september 8 we celebrate the nativity of mary. on the 12th, we ...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf