Holy See

Beware the Church of 'perpetual initiatives, built on shifting sands'

hugh somerville knapman osb takes the long view of vatican ii as surely we all know by now, 11 october was the 60th anniversary of the openi...
Fr Hugh Somerville-Knapman

Cardinal Müller: the man to watch?

german prelate cardinal gerhard cardinal müller has emerged as a leading figure in the orthodox camp of the catholic church over the past fe...
Ignatius Dean

The true message of Vatican II

as a young catholic in the 1970s i was repeatedly told that the second vatican council was at best a tragic mistake fuelled by a naïve enthu...
Joanna Bogle

Did anyone outside the church really care about Vatican II?

last week saw the celebration of the feast of st john xxiii as well as the anniversary of the opening of the second vatican council, which h...
Karl Gustel Warnberg

Pope's Order of Malta reforms 'illegal' under UK charity law, says senior knight

the pope’s reforms of the order of malta are illegal under uk law and has placed the organisation on a collision course with the charity com...
Simon Caldwell

Pope renews warnings of nuclear war as fighting escalates in Ukraine

pope francis has renewed his appeal for peace in ukraine and has warned the world again of the danger of the conflict escalating into a nucl...
Simon Caldwell

Trouble ahead? The Irish Synodal Pathway leads to Rome

it is more than likely that the catholic church’s synod in rome – called by pope francis and set to take place in october – is going to end ...
Laura Perrins

Rome cannot ignore the prosecution of Cardinal Zen

this month sees the trial in hong kong of cardinal joseph zen. he and four defendants face charges of failing properly to register a fund (n...
The Catholic Herald

US Catholic Leaders of Today 2022: Business and Philanthropy

robert agostinelli chairman, rhône group rochester, ny native robert agostinelli, aged 69, attended the aquinas institute and served as an a...
The Catholic Herald

Keeping the Faith

today the future of catholic identity in the us and uk depends more than ever on leadership and example from an active and committed laity. ...
James MacGuire