Holy See

When ‘no change’ changed everything

for the philosopher ralph mcinerny, 1968 was “the year the church fell apart”. for peter steinfels, it saw the beginning of “the vietnam war...
Stephen Bullivant

Fr Raymond J de Souza: A date with history

regular readers will know that i keep an eye out for anniversaries, and the coincidence of historical dates. the liturgy itself points us th...
Fr Raymond de Souza

The monks who have to be beer snobs

sir alec guinness reminisced in his memoirs about a visit he made to mount st bernard abbey in 1957, a year after his conversion to the cath...
Simon Caldwell

Comments of the week

letters should include a genuine postal or email address, phone number and the style or title of the writer. email: letters@catholicherald.c...
The Catholic Herald

Fine art: From inside an asylum, an imagination set sail

james henry pullen spent all his life after the age of 12 in asylums. in 1855, aged 20, he moved to the newly opened asylum for idiots at ha...
David V Barrett

Prize crossword 0551

cryptic across 5 tearful individual, 20, majority protected... (5) 6 ...being short timid sort requiring a spiritual role model (5) 8 minute...
Alun Evans

How Humanae Vitae changed the Church

After Paul VI released Humanae Vitae 50 years ago, Catholics split into warring tribes
Stephen Bullivant

Shroud of Turin expert criticises new study casting doubt on authenticity

Emanuela Marinelli said there was 'nothing scientific' about the experiments
Junno Arocho Esteves

Morning Catholic must-reads: 19/07/18

A daily guide to what's happening in the Catholic Church
Luke Coppen

Papal confidantes denounce 'distorted American dream' of Prosperity Gospel

It is a 'theological justification for economic neo-liberalism', Jesuit journal Civiltà Cattolica said
Cindy Wooden