Europe

Catholic Church in Germany loses half-a-million members in just a year

the catholic church in germany is facing an unprecedented crisis, with more than half a million baptised catholics leaving the church in 202...

It's time to teach the young that babies are a blessing and not a curse

i’ve just returned from my sons’ sports day. it was hot, there wasn’t much shade, and he didn’t win. good job it’s all about the taking part...

Katherine Bennett

Henryk Górecki: A sonic exorcism

michael white finds the perfect setting for górecki’s symphony of sorrowful songs. some years ago i went to warsaw to meet henryk górecki, w...

France honours Catholic 'backpack hero' who fought off knife attacker

france is honouring a catholic backpacker as a “hero” after he fought off a man attacking children with a knife in a playground. the frenzy ...

China's Hidden Century uncovered at the British Museum

lucien de guise finds that a splendid exhibition at the british museum is  full of visual treats. the british museum doesn’t conceal mu...

Lucien de Guise

Obituary: The Earl of Perth, 1935-2023

a man of great charm and gentle kindness. the drummond earldom of perth in the peerage of scotland was created in 1605, but the most determi...

The Catholic Herald

Henry III: A forgotten king

henry iii: reform, rebellion  and civil war 1258-1272 david carpenter  yale university press, £25, 576 pages henry iii (1207-1272)...

Alexander Faludy

The nature of God is seen in the love that took Jesus to the Cross

we always say that god is not a puzzle to be solved, but the unfathomable reality within and beyond everything that is, ever has been or eve...

Fr Richard Ounsworth OP

The King is Dead, Long Live the King! Majesty, Mourning and Modernity in Edwardian Britain, by Martin Williams

the king is dead, long live the king! majesty, mourning and modernity in edwardian britain  martin williams hodder & stoughton, £25...

Rescuing a forgotten Seneca

nick ripatrazone applauds a new translation and presentation of the roman writer seneca’s play the madness of hercules. dana gioia, the nota...

Nick Ripatrazone