Culture

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...

LeRoy Carhart and how to love your enemy

when the news broke that notorious late-term abortionist leroy carhart was on his death bed, some pro-life christians on social media asked ...

Pope Francis upholds Catholic ban on contraception

pope francis has sent a message to a natural family planning (nfp) conference in which he upheld the central teachings of humanae vitae, the...

Crowning Our Lady with flowers in May

flowers follow mathematical sequences that make them pleasing to the eye. if you were to ask mathematicians why they are so passionate about...

Fr Robert Verrill OP

The King's coronation oath: an explainer for Catholics

the order of service for the coronation of king charles on saturday is now available online , and a very interesting read it is. the central...

Melanie McDonagh

Karl Lagerfeld’s world was never far from referencing the Church

this year’s met gala, which took place yesterday, chose karl lagerfeld as its theme. although i served a brief apprenticeship in the sartori...

Karl Gustel Warnberg

The complex moral decision about where to send your child to school

one of the ladies in my group of local mother friends recently expressed horror that her five-year-old daughter had been taught a bible stor...

Olenka Hamilton

Lay people, including women, will participate in Synod on Synodality assembly, Vatican announces

the 2023 synod of bishops will include lay people, half of whom will be women, organisers revealed in a landmark development for the church’...