Catholic Church

during pope francis’s visit to ireland last weekend, comparisons were repeatedly drawn between the huge numbers who attended events at john ...

Mary Kenny

why is the church still struggling to get a grip on a scandal that emerged decades ago? surveying the ravaged landscape of the church today,...

Christopher R. Altieri

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

the lives of the saints are replete with stories of notorious sinners who became exemplars of catholicism. few, though, are so unusual as th...

David Oldroyd-Bolt

royal books and holy bones by eamon duffy, bloomsbury, £25 there are historians – and then there is eamon duffy. this book resoundingly demo...

Dominic Selwood

edward sri, founder of a fellowship for catholic university students and professor of theology at the augustine institute, has written into ...

Francis Phillips

as if on cue, for this 15th sunday after pentecost, in our traditional roman calendar, holy church presents us with an oration of consolingl...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, september 2: 22nd sunday in ordinary time dt 4:1-2, 6-8; ps 15; jas 1:17-18, 21b-22, 27; mk 7:1-...

The Catholic Herald

cryptic across 6 talk about a lengthy narrative (4) 7 greeks after menelaus’ loss, left out body to rest (8) 8 nt letter addressed here is, ...

Alun Evans

we knew that our world was surrounded with sin in the most surprising, embarrassing and horrifying places. so when my wife and i decided to ...

David Twiston Davies