Catholic Church

The holy mountain time almost forgot

mount sinai by george manginis, haus publishing, £20 mountains have always commanded a singular place in religion. pagan societies worshippe...

September 4 to September 10

cardinal nichols (westminster) tue: delivers key note address at catholic chaplains’ conference, st mary’s university, twickenham, waldegrav...

The Catholic Herald

Mass Readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, september 4: 23rd sunday in ordinary time wis 9:13-18b; ps 90; phmn 9-10, 12-17; lk 14:25-33 mo...

The Catholic Herald

Pastor Iuventus

how catholic france can recapture its brilliance one of the luxuries of my holiday in normandy was fresh bread for breakfast. there is a sim...

Pastor Iuventus

Searching for utopia, with limits

when i was a child there was a popular song whose chorus repeated this line: “everyone is searching for utopia.” and we all are. every one o...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Saint of the week: St Gregory the Great (September 3)

a severe monk pope st gregory i was born around 540 in rome to a wealthy family who owned estates in sicily. he was well educated and became...

Omnium Gatherum

in the roman church’s traditional calendar, on september 3 (novus ordo, august 21), we celebrate the feast of st pope pius x, who reigned fr...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

Pictures of the Week

1 mother abbess máire hickey and justice peter kelly, president of ireland’s high court (far right), were added to notre dame’s roll of hono...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis proposes new work of mercy: care for our common home

Holy Father makes proposal in message on World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation

Associated Press

Morning Catholic must-reads: 01/09/16

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church