Catholic Church

This Lent, rediscover Oxford’s forgotten poet

in early 14th-century oxford, surrounded by some of the foremost theologians of medieval europe, a franciscan friar named william herebert w...
Eleanor Parker

Television: A most Anglican Sunday evening in

the rev richard coles has that classic anglican vicar look. a half-smile containing lots of teeth. wise, but wise enough not to let it show....
Tim Stanley

The heroism and romance of persecuted Catholics

the catholics by roy hattersley, chatto and windus, £25 roy hattersley is the son of a catholic priest, as he recounts in the opening pages ...
AN Wilson

Omnium Gatherum

each year during the first full week of lent, catholics for centuries have observed the ember days. there are four sets of these days (wedne...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week ii sunday, march 12: second sunday of lent gn 12:1-4a; ps 33; 2 tm 1:8b-10; mt 17:1-9 monday, march 13: wee...
The Catholic Herald

Pictures of the week

1 cardinal vincent nichols distributes ashes to choristers at westminster cathedral (mazur/catholicnews.org.uk). 2 the norwich circle of the...
The Catholic Herald

March 12 to March 18

cardinal nichols (westminster) wed: meeting with bishops’ conference staff, london, sw1p 1qj, 10.00am. council of deans, archbishop’s house,...
The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0481

cryptic across 7 susanna’s wise judge of a book? (6) 8 following for west bromwich in britain of old (6) 9 one to follow, wise men say of a-...
Alun Evans

The flavour of God’s energy

all things considered, i believe that i grew up with a relatively healthy concept of god. the god of my youth, the god that i was catechised...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Pope Francis says the Church should reflect on married priests

The Pope said we have to be attentive to 'when the Holy Spirit demands something'
Staff Reporter