Culture

Taiwan thanks Pope for 'spiritual closeness' in aftermath of deadly earthquake

rome – after a massive earthquake shook taiwan this week, leaving at least 10 people dead, the island’s ambassador to the holy see has thank...

Catholic Relief Services in Holy Land 'extremely concerned' after deaths of aid workers in Israeli air strike

mourners gather around the body of palestinian issam abu taha, a worker from the world central kitchen (wck), who was killed in an israeli a...

New book on Venice could say more on religion’s role in the ‘impossible’ city

venice: the remarkable history of the lagoon city denis romano  oxford university press, £31.99, 904 pages the renaissance scholar fran...

Alexander Faludy

'I'm a cultural Christian', declares Richard Dawkins, the world's most famous atheist

richard dawkins – one of the world’s most famous atheists – has declared himself to be a “cultural christian”. the author of the god delusio...

Children at Mass: Why are some people so intolerant?

i have just stomped in from an otherwise lovely day celebrating our eldest child reaching double figures. children being rather more sophist...

‘The Silencing of Democracy in Nicaragua’: UK Parliament releases findings on scale of oppression by Ortega regime

the uk parliament has released the findings of a report into the oppression of religious leaders, media and political opposition in nicaragu...

The Catholic Herald

Where is the outcry from British Churches on 'nightmarish' nature of Scotland’s new ‘thought crime’ law?

not so very long ago, there was a simpler time when discussion about jk rowling in catholic circles was generally limited to a discussion be...

Did we just see the budding shoots of a Christian revival this Easter?

the easter edition of the spectator took a refreshingly upbeat stance on the state of christendom, with justin brierley setting out his argu...

Philip Campbell

The spiritual makings of a leader: 'masterful' new Ronald Reagan biography

the peacemaker: ronald reagan, the cold war, and the world on the brink william inboden dutton, £31.99, 622 pages on a visit years back to t...

Cardinal Timothy Dolan

How prayer helps us ‘gain a new horizon’ and better understanding of Easter mystery

as we see the lord jesus in prayer, there are certain practical pointers we can learn from him, even while there is a mystery at play. in hi...

Fr Jeffrey Kirby C