Education

Pope Francis writes letter on vital role of novels and poems for all Christians

pope francis has written a comprehensive and deeply personal letter on the important role of literature in the formation of priests but also...

How Simone Weil became a 'slave' of Christ

"i was alone,” simone weil wrote. “it was evening and there was a full moon over the sea.” in august 1935, weil was in a small portuguese vi...

Nick Ripatrazone

FEATURE: An encounter with the resilience and spirituality of Lebanon's enigmatic Maronite Catholics

“the innocent man will flourish as the palm-tree flourishes; he will grow to greatness as the cedars grow on lebanon.” (psalm 91:13) after a...

‘God is not mocked’: Harrison Butker weighs in on Last Supper controversy at Olympics

harrison butker has added his voice to other public figures calling out the anti-christian crassness that was overtly on display during the ...

Pride: How it is intimately bound up with the rejection of God's omnipotence

the university of oxford hosts a sermon every year in st mary’s church on the sin of pride. part of the joke, in my day, was that they used ...

A crucial window into the Catholic past: Speaking to the Rector at the Venerable English College

william cash talks to the rector of the venerable english college about an important fundraising campaign to widen access to its archives. t...

Boys need dragons to slay – and Catholic life can offer them aplenty

teaching religious studies, and the occasional pshe class, i get the opportunity for insight into pupils’ views about society and morality. ...

Thomas Casemore

Tending young men’s souls during war: Kharkiv bishop on the need for military chaplains

bishop pavlo honcharuk of the roman catholic diocese of kharkiv-zaporizhzhia has spoken about what it is like for those fighting and living ...

New PM appoints culture war ideologues as government Ministers

the uk's new prime minister has appointed as home office minister a woman who has repeatedly used her political office to campaign for abort...

Holy Family parish school hit by Israeli military in Gaza

there are reports that the school next to the catholic parish of the holy family in northern gaza has been hit by the israeli military. the ...