Holy See

the 26th sunday of the year nm 11:25-29; jas 5:1-6; mk 9:38-43, 45 & 47-48 (year b) ‘but who can detect all his errors? from hidden...

Bishop David McGough

the rigging of a vatican synod? by edward pentin, ignatius pentin, £11.86   the story of last october’s synod is well known, but edward...

Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith

vatican reporters need a rat-like cunning if you want to join the ‘vat pack’ you must endure long periods of news starvation but be ready to...

Catholic Herald View

the instrumentum laboris, or working paper, for next month’s synod has all the hallmarks of the product of a committee. it is also tiresomel...

Catholic Herald View

why rome is looking east by strengthening the synod of bishops pope francis hopes to boost the chances of unity between catholics and orthod...

Fr Mark Drew

there is nothing to fear here for the fourth time since 2008 i will spend a good part of october in an “upper room” at the vatican, seated a...

Catholic Herald View

in the downstairs cafe at rome’s fiumicino airport, the cappuccino is hot, sweet and as fragrant as the vamps who surround us: the well-dres...

Catholic Herald View

francis wants a strong debate at next month’s gathering – that seems certain. but everything else is up in the air, says ed west next m...

Catholic Herald View

pope francis has named american jesuit brother guy consolmagno as director of the vatican observatory. he replaces argentine jesuit fr ...

Catholic Herald View

the names of 360 people attending next month’s family synod were unveiled by the vatican this week. forty-five of the synod fathers hav...

Catholic Herald View