Holy See

Chaput: 'Secular inquisitors' are the enemies of religious freedom

the once christian culture of the west has forgotten its roots, archbishop charles chaput said friday, warning that basic principles of huma...
Catholic News Agency

The crisis is about more than a disintegration of moral theology

when pope benedict xvi renounced the petrine office, he promised to retreat into a secluded - essentially monastic - life of prayer. he has,...
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Woelki: The Church cannot be bullied into changing her doctrine

“the church cannot be bullied into changing her doctrine if change contradicts the spirit of the gospel,” cardinal woelki has said. in an ar...
David Oldroyd-Bolt

Benedict's essay supports Francis' call for 'zero tolerance'

after the april 11 publication of a new essay by pope emeritus benedict xvi, commentators are mostly discussing their perception of the poli...
Ed Condon/CNA

PICTURES: Rome's 'Holy Stairs' uncovered for the first time in 300 years

the bare, white marble of rome’s ‘scala sancta,’ which are believed to be the stairs trod by christ on the day of his trial and death, are e...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/04/19

archbishop josé gómez will meet vatican officials to discuss new measures to hold bishops accountable . the world’s bishops’ conferences are...
Luke Coppen

The unredeemed universe of Game of Thrones

to those not of a squeamish nature and who don’t mind the occasional beheading or people being eaten by their own dogs, this sunday sees the...
Ed West

What happens when celebrities walk to Rome

last year, in the bbc two series the road to santiago, a group of celebrities walked the famous camino pilgrimage across spain from biarritz...
Mary Kenny

Henry VIII: a very English villain

i’ve gained a new perspective on the reformation from watching the bbc’s 1970 serial the six wives of henry viii. thanks to a mix of classic...
Tim Stanley

The satirist who illuminated the strange world of the 1970s

one of the handicaps of old age is the loss, one by one, of those few commentators and journalists to whom one has long looked for guidance ...
Richard Ingrams