Europe

US Bishops to debate ‘eucharistic coherence’ at Plenary Assembly

the bishops of the united states are meeting virtually for their regular spring plenary assembly from wednesday through friday of this week,...

Global Catholic population surpasses 1.4 billion souls

the number of catholics around the world has tipped over the 1.4 billion mark, according to the latest research from the vatican. the vatica...

The Catholic Herald

Mother Teresa’s nuns struggle to care for sick in small convent near embattled Gaza hospital

mumbai – near gaza’s embattled al-shifa hospital, three nuns of mother teresa’s missionaries of charity are currently struggling to support ...

Nirmala Carvalho

Where to eat after Mass in Bristol: the Camino-inspired Muiño

the cathedral church of ss peter & paul on pembroke road in bristol’s fashionable clifton district is strikingly modern, being best desc...

New Zealand okays euthanasia for COVID patients

patients admitted to hospital with covid-19 can die by euthanasia if doctors decide they might not survive, the new zealand government has d...

Church-run B&Bs, other facilities in Italy could be facing $11 billion tax bill

rome – visitors planning a trip to rome and hoping to save some money by staying in a monastery, convent or any other church-run facility mi...

Jonathan Myles-Lea 1969-2021: visionary illustrator of grand designs

for jonathan myles-lea, painting houses was more than a vocation. it was an obsession that took him to some of the most well-known and covet...

Geoff Heath-Taylor

Seven Deadly Sins: Lust and the havoc that it has wreaked through history

it is surprising how often lust intervenes in simple human situations, wreaking disaster – and that includes in history. for example, the ma...

Knights and Dames vow to fight Vatican threat to 900-year sovereignty of the Order of Malta

crisis talks in rome between the vatican and order of malta about controversial reforms of the order dramatically broke down yesterday. marw...

'Some Thoughts on Love and Food': A Table Full of Love, by Skye McAlpine

a table full of love skye mcalpine bloomsbury, £25, 319 pages at first glance, i thought that skye mcalpine’s a table full of love might be ...