Holy See

French court convicts priest and retired bishop

a french court has sentenced a priest to two years in prison, with a third year suspended, for the sexual abuse of minors. at the same time,...

Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Cupich appointed to committee for February abuse meeting

Pope Francis also appointed Cardinal Oswald Gracias of Bombay and Archbishop Charles Scicluna

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Book review: a brave, even bravura, journey

the crossway by guy stagg (picador) is a young man’s book. written in 2013 when he was 25, it tells of his walk from canterbury to jerusalem...

Francis Phillips

Morning Catholic must-reads: 23/11/18

the holy see’s request that the us bishops not vote on abuse-related measures was “disappointing” , cardinal blase cupich has said. human bo...

Letters & emails

our own holiness will mend the church sir – in the opening paragraph of his article “the root of the abuse crisis” (august 31), christopher ...

The Catholic Herald

Behind the scenes at the world’s most celebrated Passion Play

Every ten years, half the population of the small town of Oberammergau appears in the spectacular production

A Renaissance painter of thrilling tactility

Lorenzo Lotto’s works rivalled the extravagance of his sitters

The scandal of China’s political bishop

cardinal joseph zen, emeritus of hong kong, was in rome earlier this month to hand-deliver a letter to pope francis about the escalating per...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Notes on a scandal

Last week, the Vatican dramatically blocked the US bishops’ proposals to tackle the crisis. What happens next?

Michael Warren Davis and Damian Thompson

Knight falls: The Order of Malta expels the author of 'The Dictator Pope'

when henry sire published his book the dictator pope last year, he knew it could bring reprisals. indeed, it was originally published pseudo...