Holy See

the borgias: power and fortune by paul strathern atlantic books, 400pp, £25/$28.95 the dubious distinction of serving as the stereotypical e...

James Baresel

convincing catholic sacred music cannot be written by every gifted composer. when gustav mahler, a convert from judaism, was asked why he ha...

Benjamin Ivry

wanted: an alternative to peter’s pence sir – regarding the letter from p whitney (november 1), for the past two years i have not contribute...

The Catholic Herald

the recent death of william oddie will be sad news for his many friends and former colleagues. a large personality in catholic journalistic ...

Francis Phillips

the recent decision by pope francis to add the feast of our lady of loreto to the universal calendar made me think of pope leo xiii, the mis...

Fr Raymond de Souza

the history of the catholic church in japan is one of triumph, tragedy, but above all perseverance. after st francis xavier and his fellow m...

William Doino Jr

an earlier version of this article noted that fr gerard doyle had been asked by his superior to inform fr samuel penney that he was about to...

Simon Caldwell

the us bishops are making their ad limina visits this month, the pilgrimages bishops must make every five years “to the threshold of the apo...

Christopher R. Altieri

washington, dc rubio calls for ‘common good capitalism’ one of the us’s best-known catholic politicians has called for a new economic model ...

Staff writers

would morality collapse if people stopped believing in god? today even bishops hesitate to suggest such a thing publicly, but the world’s be...

Staff writers