Catholic Church

Pastor Iuventus

as i first read the letters of zélie martin, i was grateful for modern advances in medical science. and then i realised that technological p...
Pastor Iuventus

The inner hell of the Reformation’s ringleader

martin luther: catholic dissident by peter stanford, hodder, £20 on page 90 of peter stanford’s compelling new book we find martin luther in...
Jonathan Wright

The ferocious foe of Protestantism

thomas more: a very brief history by john guy, spck, £12.99 this a lively and learned little book, but i do not quite understand what it is ...
Jack Scarisbrick

‘We can heal these wounds’

it’s rather intimidating to interview someone who is a master of the art himself, and who has just published a brilliant new biography of th...
Rachel Kelly

A year to look backwards

the anniversary is the columnist’s reliable friend. nothing in the news today worthy of comment? how about the news of 10, 50 or 100 years a...
Fr Raymond de Souza

A defiant cry in the face of corruption

the fifth sunday of lent ez 37:12-14; ps 130; rom 8:8-11; jn 11:1-45 as we approach the climax of the church’s liturgical year, which is the...
Bishop Michael Campbell

Pope approves second Fatima seers miracle

pope francis has approved the recognition of a miracle attributed to the intercession of two of the shepherd children who saw our lady of fa...
Staff writers

False alarm in the Communion row

the magazine the week has a little column called “boring but important”, in which it reports the latest on diplomatic appointments and infra...
Dan Hitchens

Government free speech boost for campus pro-lifers

the government is considering forcing universities to protect free speech after student unions banned events, including several organised by...
Staff writers

Shrine at Jesus’s tomb ‘may still collapse’

restorers have said there is a “very real risk” that the shrine built over jesus’s tomb may collapse. their warning came just as the structu...
Staff writers