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Meanwhile: Pope gets stuck in elevator

thousands waited anxiously for pope francis to appear at the window of the apostolic palace to say the angelus on sunday. when he arrived, s...

The best of the web: Stalin's Catholic daughter

how stalin’s daughter became a catholic at aleteia, john burger observed that “the importance of grandparents in one’s life cannot be undere...

Overlooked: Benedict XVI defends essay on abuse crisis

what happened? pope emeritus benedict xvi has defended his interpretation of the abuse crisis, in a brief statement four months after his or...

The big story: Pope Francis names 13 new cardinals

what happened? pope francis has announced 13 new cardinals, 10 of them under 80 and so able to vote for his eventual successor. in his unexp...

Committees won't solve the crisis of Eucharistic faith

recently the pew research center released a study with alarming implications. it showed that some 7 out of 10 american catholics who at...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf

'C'est stupide!': The gruelling cycle race through France's battlefields

riding in the zone rouge by tom isitt weidenfeld and nicolson, 302pp, £20/$24.50 within six months of the end of the first world war, a fren...

Letters: The best argument for large families

the best argument for large families sir – it is always encouraging to see colin brazier waxing lyrical and logical in defence of larger fam...

The Catholic Herald

Europe's radiant royals are helping preserve family values

royal history is often entwined with stories of scandals, illicit lovers, royal mistresses and infants born out of wedlock. (charles ii had ...

Rejoice! St Thérèse of Lisieux is visiting Scotland

it is 25 years since the relics of st thérèse of lisieux began touring the world. england and wales were honoured with their presence in 200...

Bishop Hugh Gilbert

Diary: What should the Vatican do now with Castel Gandolfo?

with the summer heat in rome almost unbearable, i’ve been following the saga of pope francis’s rejection of his various summer residences – ...