Holy See

The heroism and romance of persecuted Catholics

At times, Roy Hattersley’s account may make readers ashamed to be English

The end of the ‘Hitler’s Pope’ myth

For 50 years, the truth about Pius XII’s battle against Nazism has been suppressed. But new evidence makes his heroism undeniable

Fr Leo Chamberlain OSB

The big story of the past seven days

✣  abuse survivor quits vatican commission what happened? the last remaining abuse survivor on the vatican’s commission for the protect...

Cardinal: we’re not blocking reform on abuse

the vatican’s doctrinal chief has dismissed accusations that vatican officials are resisting recommendations on best practices for protectin...

Do clerical abusers also deserve mercy?

it was the sort of headline which only appears in the nightmares of vatican press officers. “pope quietly trims sanctions for paedophile pri...

Madeleine Teahan

The end of the ‘Hitler’s Pope’ myth

it has scarcely been noticed in britain, but a remarkable development has recently taken place in holocaust studies. nearly two years ago, t...

Fr Leo Chamberlain OSB

Let’s be clear on conscience

in a recent letter to this magazine, wilfred jones, a younger, and clearly devout catholic, describes his and his friends’ doubts about pope...

Quentin de la Bedoyere

Comments of the week

as a prisoner, i know bishop moth is right sir – i write to offer my gratitude to bishop richard moth for highlighting the desperate fact th...

The Catholic Herald

The heroism and romance of persecuted Catholics

the catholics by roy hattersley, chatto and windus, £25 roy hattersley is the son of a catholic priest, as he recounts in the opening pages ...

Briefly noted

care for creation by pope francis (orbis/alban books, £12.99) . this collection of the writings, speeches and homilies of pope francis spell...