Holy See

Rosaries and marathons are a perfect combination - at least, I hope so

several years ago – back when i was, if not precisely in my prime, at least substantially less old, fat, and mentally ill than my current sh...

Stephen Bullivant

Analysis: What's next for Cardinal Pell?

on wednesday, cardinal george pell was sentenced to six years in prison following his conviction on five charges of sexual abuse of minors. ...

New Zealand's bishops issue message of solidarity after mosque attacks

new zealand's bishops have issued a message of solidarity with the country's muslims after mosque attacks in christchurch that left at least...

Prize crossword 0584

cryptic across 6 curing sort of a fish, girl and boy, for starters (5,7) 7 french festival that’s about names with extreme egos (6) 8 americ...

Spiritual books: a humbling conversion story

subtitled our journey to the catholic church, the great discovery, by ulf and birgitta ekman (ignatius press, 280pp, £13.75/$...

Francis Phillips

Letters & emails

a liturgy out of lawrence of arabia sir – jon anderson’s cover story on the eastern catholic churches (march 8) brought back memories of a h...

The Catholic Herald

Pell, Barbarin and the need for canon law

the legal cases of three cardinals – theodore mccarrick, george pell and philippe barbarin – are a test of the church’s attitude towards her...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The Vatican reaches out to Silicon Valley

the holy father is anything but a techie. he admits to not knowing how to use a computer and encourages parents to forbid smartphones at the...

Michael Warren Davis

Why Duterte both insults and defends priests

rodrigo duterte is arguably the most anti-clerical head of state in the world today. since he was sworn in as president in june 2016, he has...

Trevor Gardiner

News round-up: from Montreal to Melbourne

montreal quebec oratory to receive $110m makeover st joseph’s oratory in montreal is to have a $110 million (£63 million) makeover. the dome...