Europe

Pope Francis: Benedict's death was used by partisans to 'score points'

pope emeritus benedict xvi’s death was used by people in a self-serving way to “score points”, pope francis said on sunday. during a press c...

Olenka Hamilton

Back on the plane: Pope Francis heads to Corsica with an ongoing agenda

rome – when pope francis visits the french mediterranean island of corsica tomorrow, it’ll be a chance to reiterate his well-known positions...

Can prayer and fasting actually make any difference when it comes to abortion?

are we facing our own "1967 moment"? the upcoming threat of total decriminalisation of abortion alongside attempts to legalise euthanasia ho...

Clare McCullough

A beast born of Newman’s end times theology

what a privilege it was to publish my debut novel, the beast of bethulia park, on september 30. of all the days of the christian calendar, i...

Vatican calls for end to 'killer robots' arms race

rome – the vatican is calling for an international ban on killer robots used in wars in ukraine and gaza. the vatican is backing new restric...

The Catholic Herald

St Vincent’s School for the visually impaired: Seeing things differently

john patterson introduces the important work of st vincent’s school for the visually impaired in liverpool. the holy father calls on us to r...

The Coptic Martyrs

pope francis’s recognition of the 21 killed by daesh as martyrs is a welcome theological and ecumenical development says hugh somerville kna...

Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

Breakspear: The English Pope, by RAJ Waddingham

breakspear: the english pope raj waddingham the history press, £25, 304 pages after a few years of any papacy it inevitably happens: people ...

Comedy and the Christian Faith: Appreciating Jesus’s humour gives us a new perspective

one day long ago, in the 1970s, i remember listening to the fusty old lord chancellor, lord hailsham, on radio 4. years later i read a novel...

Why we need to turn to Eucharistic Adoration to find hope

when pope francis announced the jubilee for 2025,  he  said “we must fan the flame of hope that has been given us.” he explai...

Archbishop John Wilson