Catholic News

Peoria bishop announces novena for Venerable Sheen's sainthood cause

bishop daniel jenky of peoria is inviting the faithful to pray a novena beginning december 12 to "petition god unceasingly" that archbishop ...
Catholic News Agency

Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/12/19

cardinal luis antonio tagle has urged asian bishops’ conferences to “get our young people and women involved” ( edward pentin ). archbishop ...
Luke Coppen

Fr Paul Stenhouse MSC (1935-2019) – Catholic Editor Extraordinaire

father paul stenhouse msc, who died in sydney on november 19 at the age of 83, was the doyen of australian catholic editors. his reputation,...
Karl Schmude

The true Christian always remains vigilant

i have been reading the stylish and thought-provoking sermons of st john henry newman. they start with the advent scripture’s exhortation to...
Fr Dominic Allain

The Bible: can we avoid the pick'n'mix trap?

what are biblical values? by john f collins yale university press, 285pp, £22/$28 a venerable idea lies at the heart of john collins’s guide...
Jonathan Wright

The Two Popes is well-acted, but has little subtlety or depth

the big news for netflix has been the release of the irishman, martin scorsese’s latest mobster epic which reunites al pacino, robert de nir...
Will Gore

Letters: We can't let our musical standards fall

we can’t let our musical standards fall sir – may i warmly endorse your leading article memorialising the achievements of sir stephen cleobu...
The Catholic Herald

Was there really a plan to relocate the Vatican to Ireland?

on july 18, 1931, the liverpool weekly post reported some startling news. it said that owing to “quarrels with fascists and mussolini”, pope...
The Catholic Herald

Usman Khan exploited loopholes in our justice system - and our worldview

if we suspect someone is a lost cause, is it naïve to try to reform them and stupid to release them? usman khan went to jail in 2012 for his...
Tim Stanley

Never mind the election, let's celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe

thursday december 12 is general election day in britain, but it is also, by coincidence (or perhaps providence), the feast of our lady of gu...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith