Europe

What a Habsburg emperor who became a Blessed and has a growing US following can teach today's politicians

twenty years ago, the last reigning emperor of austria and king of hungary was beatified by st pope john paul ii in rome. the legacy of empe...
StephanBaier

REVIEW: The Commandant's Shadow – A deeply moving walk of shame

if you saw the zone of interest last year – the extraordinary film based on a novel by martin amis – about the family life of rudolf höss, t...
Julia Hamilton

Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro is full of surprises

although her fiction was jarring and memorable, flannery o’connor’s nonfiction is also rich: replete with sharp insights about culture and c...
Nick Ripatrazone

Obituary: Michael Ancram, 1945-2024

born on 7 july 1945, the 13th marquess of lothian (previously better known as michael ancram) was educated by the benedictines at ampleforth...
The Catholic Herald

British cleric dies in suspected drug-fuelled fling with Belgian priest before papal visit

a clergyman who travelled from the uk to belgium for the recent papal visit reportedly died during an alleged drug-fuelled sexual liaison wi...
The Catholic Herald

How Oprah Winfrey and the vacuous world of celebrity endorsements is emboldening Catholic fervour

if you didn't manage to watch kamala harris being interviewed by oprah winfrey – you did not miss much. the interview was filled to the brim...
Thomas Edwards

Encountering the sound of silence that recoils from public life: the Benedictines of La Trappe

between rouen and le mans, set deep in the forêt du perche – some 400,000 acres of beech and oak – skirted by still lakes, orchards and arab...
George Young

FSSP fraternity of traditional priests to receive apostolic visitation from Vatican

the priestly fraternity of saint peter (fssp) has announced that it will receive an apostolic visitation from the vatican. in a communique p...
The Catholic Herald

Spiritual retreat precedes three-years-in-the-making Synod climax

after three years of discussion, debate and, at times, division, the concluding act of pope francis’s synod of bishops on synodality kicks o...
Crux Staff

'Don't place limits on pursuit of truth', Pope tells university professors

brussels – pope francis has told university professors in brussels that institutes of higher education must be inclusive amid diversity and ...
Elise Allen