Interview

Fervent faith in fiddles: Heinrich Biber's genius

heinrich biber, a 17th- century bohemian catholic, took the psalmist’s exhortation to “sing unto the lord a new song” further than most othe...

H G Wells: A fascinating mix and still a big deal

the young hg wells: changing the world by claire tomalin   viking, £20, 272 pages  it’s hard to get a sense, 100 and more years on...

Always Dinner and Never Breakfast: How to Tell You're in Narnia

you pass through a magical portal and are confronted in the woods by a deceitful horned creature who offers you sardines on toast. you accep...

Our children need better Catholic fiction to help solidify their formation in the faith

there is a real need for more catholic literature for young (and not so young) people. but the reality is that in comparison with the past, ...

Donal Anthony Foley

Bishop-elect of Liverpool said life flashed before his eyes when he learned of his appointment

  a liverpool priest has described how he saw his life was flashing before his eyes like “a drowning man” the moment he was told that p...

Kate Forbes has made the catastrophic mistake of admitting to being a Christian

it is fantastic when a christian politician with orthodox views on human sexuality runs for leadership of a political party as it means that...

Pope Francis uses wheelchair for first time since undergoing surgery to colon

pope francis used a wheelchair during a public meeting for the first time he has done so publicly since leaving the hospital after colon sur...

Hannah Brockhaus

Video: 'Are you praying for unborn children?' police ask Catholic woman

a police officer has interrogated a woman outside an abortion clinic for silent prayer, saying, “are you praying for the lives of unborn chi...

The Catholic Herald

Christian podcasts are surging in popularity – 2025 could prove their breakout year

the christian podcast scene is having a moment. in 2024, it became increasingly clear that more mainstream podcasts either had openly christ...

Thomas Casemore

The violent absurdities of American presidential politics

it’s going to be a long, hot summer in the united states. heated rhetoric from the two major presidential candidates, their surrogates and p...