Catholic News

Vatican publishes new norms for vetting private revelations

rome – the vatican today rolled out a new expedited procedure for vetting alleged marian apparitions or other spiritual phenomenon, ruling t...

The profound religiosity of Franz Joseph Haydn

one of history’s greatest catholic composers, franz joseph haydn’s masses, oratorios and sacred instrumental works are so moving, energising...

Don't despair of four tumultuous years: the ‘Permacrisis’ offers an unparalleled opportunity to bring meaning to our lives

where are we, four years on? none of the promises that were repeated so loudly during 2020 and 2021 have come to fruition: neither the new n...

US archdiocese ‘refused to comply’ with sexual abuse investigation, Washington attorney general claims

amid a campaign for the governorship, washington attorney general bob ferguson announced on 9 may that he has taken legal action against the...

Feast of Our Lady of Pompeii and anniversary of foundational stone laid at famous shrine

today is the feast of our lady of pompeii, one of the most recent titles bestowed on the virgin mary. may 8 also commemorates the anniversar...

Why Trump gets the 'White Christian' vote

robert de niro has been one of the more strident voices warnings about the danger of a trump win in the american election.  when he pla...

Letter from the Editor: The Pope of Rome

"do you want an audience with the pope?” asked vatican “fixer” extraordinaire dr peter bahou, owner of new york-based peter’s tours, while w...

How Evelyn Waugh’s 'cantankerous' Catholicism clashed with America's literary scene at a dinner party in Florence

the conservative catholic novelist evelyn waugh (1903-1966) paid three visits to harold acton in italy in the 1950s and 1960s. i should...

Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati closer to canonisation, reports cardinal

blessed pier giorgio frassati could be declared a saint during the catholic church’s 2025 jubilee year, according to the head of the vatican...

The Catholic Herald

Security checks again find batch of weapons before papal event

rome – less than a month after a man on new york’s most wanted list was arrested in st. peter’s square with three knives ahead of a papal au...