Catholic News

The Galileo legend is of a spiteful, outdated Church. The reality is more complex

on trial for reason by maurice a finocchiaro oup, 289pp, £25/$32.95 june 22, 1633, was not the happiest of days for galileo galilei, though ...
Jonathan Wright

Letters: Why is the Church unable to resist radical sex education?

young catholics are turning the tide sir – i am writing in response to your cover story, “class struggle” (september 20). i believe that the...
The Catholic Herald

That sober Baptist Thomas Cook couldn't have imagined today's travellers

it took the collapse of the travel company thomas cook – with the many reports of british tourists stranded abroad, sometimes in dire s...
Mary Kenny

Why ever more priests are declining to become bishops

this friday, september 27, william joensen will be ordained the new bishop of des moines, iowa. fr bill and i have taught together for more ...
Fr Raymond de Souza

The Polish exodus from the UK could contribute to Catholic decline

many of the poles who moved to britain over the last 15 years are considering a return to their home country, according to recent reports. w...
Simon Caldwell

World news: from Alto Solimões to Asmara

buffalo poll: catholics hope bishop malone steps down an opinion poll has found widespread discontent with bishop richard malone of buffalo,...
Staff writers

The week ahead: Missal anniversary, war memorial and a novena

tomorrow, saturday september 28, the association for latin liturgy will mark its 50th anniversary with an open meeting and mass at corpus ch...
Staff writers

Could the Vatican-China deal undermine the Church's credibility?

last sunday marked the first anniversary of the “provisional agreement” between china and the holy see. it was the result of decades of dipl...
The Catholic Herald

The artist who saw the prophet Ezekiel in Peckham

the best known of blake’s works is that bit of his poem on milton which we know as jerusalem – the anthem of the women’s institute, the rauc...
Melanie McDonagh

Prize crossword 0611

cryptic across 7 dog one from strasbourg (8) 8 chap’s going back to the old country (4) 9 how americans familiarize with the east (6) 10 jus...
Alun Evans