Holy See

A leap across the great divide

in october 2012, the catholic bishops of germany received an invitation that left them stumped. german protestants had asked them to join in...
Mgr Mark Langham

Luther’s accidental revolution

the devil apparently went out of his way to pester and distract martin luther. he would throw nuts at the ceiling and make casks tumble down...
Jonathan Wright

Ad hominem rules in Rome

my column here a fortnight ago, looking back at the family synod a year later, earned a rebuke from fr thomas rosica, who called it “truly r...
Fr Raymond de Souza

A nuns’ tale of hell that leaves us with hope

the innocents, set in poland in 1945, tells the true story of the red cross doctor madeleine pauliac (“mathilde” in the film) who cared for ...
Benedetta Guarracino

Television: Jude Law is brilliant – but he’s no pope

the young pope is one of those over-complex english-language tv shows that requires subtitles. it clearly contains deep, dark ruminations on...
Tim Stanley

Briefly Noted

jerome gratian by carlos ros (st paul’s, £19.99) . those who have read the letters of st teresa of avila will know of her correspondence wit...
Staff writers

Saint of the week: Jude the Apostle (October 28)

jude, ‘not iscariot’ st jude of thaddeus was st james the lesser’s brother and a relative of jesus. biblical scholars agree that he was the ...
Staff Reporter

Mass Readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, october 30: 31st sunday in ordinary time wis 11:22-12:2; ps 145; 2 thes 1:11-2:2; lk 19:1-10 mo...
The Catholic Herald

October 30 to November 5

cardinal nichols (westminster) mon: church leaders’ dinner, lambeth palace, london, 6.00pm. tue: mass – all saint’s day, westminster cathedr...
The Catholic Herald

Prize Crossword 0463

cryptic across 1 address where oriental lives in edom alternatively (4) 3 king’s in high peak, lost without a key (8) 9 store next to railwa...
Alun Evans