Europe

My road to Mount Athos

the sun was setting to the west as i stood upon a vantage point known to the byzantine residents of constantinople as hagios demetrios. it w...

Festive fortunes

when opera composers take up the bible it isn’t usually in search of spiritual instruction. nothing of the sort was on his mind when verdi r...

Crisis of disunity threatens German Church

in his fascinating interview with karl gustel wärnberg in this issue , cardinal gerhard müller, former prefect for the congregation for the ...

The Catholic Herald

On His Majesty’s imperial service

like all abstractions, empire is best understood when considered in terms of individuals, their motivation and experience. the current cult ...

Dutch Adrian: the Pope nobody wanted

after the death of pope leo x on 1 december 1521, the papal conclave witnessed opposing factions of french and spanish cardinals deadlocked ...

Report falsely accuses Croat Catholic champion of persecuted Christians of 'Islamophobia'

a catholic politician has objected to her inclusion in a report on islamophobia in europe, saying that it is based on “false accusations.” m...

Pope Francis declares St. Irenaeus ‘Doctor of Unity’

pope francis on friday officially declared st. irenaeus of lyon as the 37th doctor of the church, with the title “doctor unitatis” (“doctor ...

Not taking a shine to Catholicism

closing soon in paris is the most recent rendezvous for the west’s occasional romance with the islamic world. ‘cartier and islamic art: in s...

Lucien de Guise

Former government minister to stand trial in Finland for tweeting verse from Bible

a former government minister facing jail after tweeting a bible verse said that her trial next week will be a test of religious freedom. päi...

German bishop protests snub at complaint about gender-neutral language in synodal documents

a catholic bishop has criticised leaders of germany’s “synodal way” for delaying a debate on gender-neutral language. in a jan. 7 open lette...