Europe

Pope’s College of Cardinals is becoming less European

pope francis represented a significant break from previous popes. although of italian descent, the pope comes from latin america and this ha...
The Catholic Herald

Is the Pope trying to play both sides of the US Catholic debate?

it is no secret that america’s catholics are deeply divided . even before the dobbs ruling last month, the pew research center discovered de...
The Catholic Herald

Will the Catholic countries of eastern Europe have their own “Brexit”?

europe is facing a major split, with the more nationalist, conservative and largely catholic central and eastern eu states increasingly goin...
The Catholic Herald

America's military complex

uncertain ground: citizenship in an age of endless, invisible war by phil klay penguin, $27, 272 pages leaving the marine corps in 2009 to e...
A S H Smyth

Muscular Christianity

eights week in oxford always heralds the approach of midsummer. the various college boats strive to outdo each other on the river, with triu...
Serenhedd James

Maintaining the Church’s identity is vital

cardinal francis arinze looks over his balcony on to st peter’s square, golden in the blazing sunshine. it’s so hot and humid, in fact, that...
Simon Caldwell

Will it be a Hungarian Pope?

hungarian cardinal péter erdő – archbishop of esztergom-budapest – may be emerging as a front-runner to succeed pope francis. the canon law ...
Staff Reporter

Dis-united States: Supreme Court abortion ruling splits Catholics and country

the decision by the us supreme court to rule there is no constitutional right to abortion, turning the decision over to the country’s 50 sta...
Staff Reporter

Will the next Pope be Asian?

as rumours continue to mount that pope francis could be on the verge of resigning , it is worth considering not just who the next pontiff co...
Staff Reporter

War On Ukraine: A Coordinated Catholic Approach

by michael j.l. la civita                   &...
Michael J. La Civita