Culture

Pope replaces Cardinal Burke with Italian Jesuit as patron of Order of Malta

pope francis has appointed an italian jesuit cardinal to succeed us cardinal raymond burke as the patron of the order of malta. the vatican ...
Courtney Mares

Faithful Catholics follow bishops who offer true and courageous leadership

my parish priest is also vicar general for brentwood diocese. he has recently returned from one of his bi-annual meetings of vicars general,...
Mark Lambert

Annual 'Day for Life' focuses on post-abortion trauma in women

the reflections of a woman who regretted her abortion today forms the key message of the 2023 “day for life” of the catholic church in engla...
Simon Caldwell

So many birds: Francis of Assisi at the National Gallery until July 30

ben stephens enjoys a magnificent, well-balanced and sensitive exhibition about st francis of assisi. having asked where in the buildin...
Ben Stephens

Henryk Górecki: A sonic exorcism

michael white finds the perfect setting for górecki’s symphony of sorrowful songs. some years ago i went to warsaw to meet henryk górecki, w...
Michael White

France honours Catholic 'backpack hero' who fought off knife attacker

france is honouring a catholic backpacker as a “hero” after he fought off a man attacking children with a knife in a playground. the frenzy ...
Simon Caldwell

'What is a woman?': An easy question to answer, but not today

since elon musk decided to promote matt walsh’s “what is a woman?” documentary on twitter this week it has been all anyone is talking about....
Katherine Bennett

China's Hidden Century uncovered at the British Museum

lucien de guise finds that a splendid exhibition at the british museum is  full of visual treats. the british museum doesn’t conceal mu...
Lucien de Guise

Sunak's new 'free speech' plans do not protect Christians

it is often said that the test of first-rate intelligence is the ability to hold two opposed ideas in mind at the same time and still retain...
Georgia L. Gilholy

How tradition keeps the Church alive

the liturgy, the family, and the crisis of modernity: essays of a traditional catholic  joseph shaw  os justi press, £15.95, 294 p...
Fr Kevin Chalifoux