Holy See

Will there ever be a Pope from the US?

a lengthy excerpt from a soon-to-be-released book by america ’s vatican correspondent, gerard o’connell, made some waves at the weekend. amo...
Christopher R. Altieri

Founder and board of Vatican women's magazine resign

the founder and editorial board of the vatican’s women’s magazine have resigned, accusing vatican officials of trying to discredit them and ...
Staff Reporter

Why praying to Santa Muerte is 'really wrong'

the archbishop of santa fe said recently that people praying to “saint death” won’t find the answers they’re looking for. archbishop john we...
Catholic News Agency

Increasing number of US Catholics concerned about Christian persecution

nearly half of american catholics say global persecution of christians is “very severe,” a 16 percent increase from a year ago, according to...
Catholic News Agency

St John Paul II's long-time secretary defends former pope's handling of abuse cases

cardinal stanislaw dziwisz, a personal friend and close collaborator of st. john paul ii, this week defended the polish pope’s record on the...
Catholic News Agency

The tiny college that shows how to save US higher education

america’s radiating college-cheating scandal – wealthy parents allegedly bribed athletic coaches to admit their unathletic kids to elite ins...
Sohrab Ahmari

Heretic of the week: Ignaz von Döllinger

ignaz von döllinger (1799-1890) was one of the 19th century’s best-known catholic historians – at least for the first part of his career. bo...
Charles Coulombe

Letters & emails

francis was quite clear on 'diversity' sir – the comments made by pope francis in his dubai statement about god willing a diversity of relig...
The Catholic Herald

A theological thriller that has stood the test of time

orwell thought that the novel was a protestant art form. this may seem silly, especially when you consider the number of catholic novelists,...
Allan Massie

Cardinal Danneels: the man who tried to surf a tsunami

a titan of the european church since the late 1970s, godfried danneels died as a symbol of an exhausted liberal catholicism resuscitated by ...
Fr Raymond de Souza