Culture

where would you go?  saint peter’s basilica in rome.  would you make any special stops?  first, to the scavi to venerate the ...

The Catholic Herald

rod dreher came to my home in normandy this summer in part to talk about the writing of his coming book.  we talked intensely long into...

Gavin Ashenden

there can be few men who have had a larger impact on civilisation with almost no fanfare than the great st bernard of clairvaux: a doctor of...

Brian Scarffe

pope francis presided over divine liturgy on saturday afternoon at the chaldean cathedral of baghdad, wearing chaldean vestments and attende...

Christopher Altieri

"how he does not know" (mark 4:27) in sunday’s gospel, jesus compares the mysterious growth of his life in us to the process of seeds sprout...

Fr David Howell

oliver cromwell: commander in chief ronald hutton yale university press, 480 pages, £25 do we need another biography of oliver cromwell? mor...

John Morrill

the coronation events have been, as far as the king is concerned, very much a joint affair. queen camilla was centre stage throughout. durin...

Melanie McDonagh

pope francis said on friday that “jesus alone frees the heart from evil” as he celebrated mass in the divided capital city of cyprus. preach...

CNA Staff

my saturday afternoons begin with a quiet prayer of thanks for a lockdown legacy. in pre-pandemic days, i boarded a train for manchester at ...

Ed Stourton

the cathedral of notre-dame in paris is due to reopen later in the year, painstakingly restored following the devastating fire five years ag...

Alex Hodgkinson