Europe

Pope Francis cancels speech to rabbis due to ill health

pope francis on monday said he was too unwell to deliver a planned speech to a delegation of european rabbis. he maintained the rest of the ...
The Catholic Herald

Letter from the Editor: Assisi, the Synod, and Israel-Palestine

while pope francis opened the synod on synodality in rome on st francis’s feast day, i was some 80 dusty miles away, co-leading, with mgr ke...
William Cash

Cardinal Nichols praises new National Tribunal for managing clerical sex abuse cases

leicester, united kingdom – president of the england and wales bishops’ conference, cardinal vincent nichols, said saturday was a “most sign...
Charles Collins

Welcome questions only? The dubious art of the modern papal interview

rome – in 2010, nevada senatorial candidate sharron angle, a right-wing tea party stalwart, briefly became a national sensation due to some ...
John L Allen

Interrogating Paul Fitzgerald, President of the University of San Francisco

the catholic herald puts paul fitzgerald, president of the university of san francisco , under interrogation . what was your career bre...
The Catholic Herald

Colour for the masses at the Ashmolean Museum

ben stephens is impressed by the ashmolean’s exhibition on victorian fashion. about a third of the way through the ashmolean museum’s latest...
Ben Stephens

The synodal Church will be guided by the spirit of the age

the camera never lies; except that it does. a still photograph taken out of context can be wholly misleading. a video less so, since it prov...
Gavin Ashenden

When patients do know best

the catholic herald reported in last month’s issue on the case of a young woman, sudiksha thirumalesh, 19, who died from a degenerative dise...
The Catholic Herald

Interrogating Thayne McCulloch, President of Gonzaga University

the catholic herald puts thayne mcculloch, president of gonzaga university in washington, under interrogation. what’s your favourite bible v...
The Catholic Herald

In the Stars the Glory of His Eyes: Tales of an Irish Tour Guide in Rome, by K Troy

guided by grace and humour. in the stars the glory of his eyes: tales of an irish tour guide in rome k troy ignatius press, £13.99, 267...
Eleanor Hammond