Europe

this week, many hundreds of thousands of young people have gathered in lisbon, portugal for world youth day. some 3,000 australians are amon...

Anthony Cleary

in a flurry of pontifical activity, the pope has  named 21 new cardinals – one of them archbishop fernández, the new head of the dicast...

The Catholic Herald

a top eu official and former special envoy for freedom of religion or belief has challenged the 2021 covid restrictions on public worship at...

Olenka Hamilton

chesterton and voltaire gave us due warning. “he who does not believe in god will believe in anything,” stated the forme...

Gavin Ashenden

rome – though all analogies are inexact, it’s nevertheless tempting to say that with regard to cardinal matteo zuppi’s meeting today with us...

John L Allen

away from the crowds, katherine cole savours the most serene republic during the feast which commemorates the birth of the church. on the la...

Katherine Cole

eric rohmer’s late films are charming and theologically rich, says andrew petiprin. eric rohmer has long been a darling of european arthouse...

Andrew Petiprin

nicaraguan authorities have returned a catholic bishop to jail after he refused to go into exile in italy. bishop rolando álvarez of matagal...

Simon Caldwell

if fancy takes you to paris in the next few months – the fires will probably be out by then – then don’t miss the chance to visit the magnif...

Arabella Illingworth

the habsburg way: seven rules for turbulent times eduard habsburg sophia institute press, £18.25, 176 pages eduard habsburg is hungary’...

Eduard Habsburg