Columns

‘Conservative’ and ‘orthodox’ priests on the rise, says major survey

the new analysis of a study that claims to be the largest national survey of catholic priests conducted in more than 50 years has found, amo...

Comedy and the Christian Faith: Appreciating Jesus’s humour gives us a new perspective

one day long ago, in the 1970s, i remember listening to the fusty old lord chancellor, lord hailsham, on radio 4. years later i read a novel...

Christian podcasts are surging in popularity – 2025 could prove their breakout year

the christian podcast scene is having a moment. in 2024, it became increasingly clear that more mainstream podcasts either had openly christ...

Thomas Casemore

The violent absurdities of American presidential politics

it’s going to be a long, hot summer in the united states. heated rhetoric from the two major presidential candidates, their surrogates and p...

View of a century: Cardinal Dolan speaks to the Herald about his good friend Henry Kissinger

few of those present on the dais at the alfred e smith memorial foundation dinner last autumn will forget the sight of the archbishop of new...

'He was a Catholic before he knew it himself': Jon Fosse, 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature winner

catholic writers can convey their faith beautifully in their prose. evelyn waugh managed to insert catholic characters in his novels. tolkie...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

Donatello's outstanding virtuosity shows both his devotion and his playfulness

donatello, ascension with christ giving the keys to st peter, c.1430 . victoria & albert museum, london visitors to the v&a’s donate...