Culture

It's a lonely world without God

pastoral care for loneliness:  a new apostolate matthew fforde gracewing, £9.99, 96 pages this book is the new english edition of matth...

Kate Calderwood

Tell Me Good Things: On Love, Death and Marriage, by James Runcie

tell me good things:  on love, death and marriage  james runcie  bloomsbury, £12.99, 224 pages marilyn imrie died in august 2...

Margaret Nicholson

Jessica Powers: Habits of poetry and prayer

nick ripatrazone writes in his new book about jessica powers, an american nun and mystical catholic poet. ‘i should like to go to new york.”...

Nick Ripatrazone

Miracles might happen

hollywood continues to stereotype the church, says julia hamilton. miracle at manchester is a drama, based on a true story, of high-school s...

The Green Man on the King’s card

in the weeks leading up to the coronation, 2,000 invitations landed on doormats across the uk and the wider world. perhaps in a last few cit...

Pope recognises martyrdom of Coptic Christians murdered by Islamic State

pope francis has recognised as martyrs a group of 21 coptic orthodox christians murdered by islamic state terrorists eight years ago. the ho...

New York Archdiocese investigating ‘God is trans’ exhibit at Catholic parish

the archdiocese of new york is investigating a catholic parish in manhattan for hosting an art exhibit called “god is trans: a queer spiritu...

Finding intensity and delight in new and abounding talent

in his lifetime (1637-1707) dietrich buxtehude rose to fame in  mainland europe as organist and choirmaster at the mariankirche, lubeck...

Catholic librarian sacked for criticising council’s China contract elected as councillor to same local authority

a catholic former librarian has been elected as an independent councillor to the local authority that sacked her for publicly criticising it...

Vatican probe criticises Newcastle bishop for 'errors of judgement' - but rejects lockdown parties as myth

the bishop of hexham and newcastle resigned last year following “a succession of errors of judgement”, a vatican investigation has found. bu...