Life

A Russian Catholic Hero Who Resisted the Czar and the Communists

the czarist government had sent him to jail in siberia because he was a catholic priest, not orthodox. after the russian revolution, when he...
Lessons from the Archives

Boris Johnson refuses to say whether he is a practicing Catholic

questions have swirled around uk prime minister boris johnson’s religious affiliation in the wake of his marriage to long-time partner in a ...
Tommaso Pozzi

Chesterton the Prophet: Ronald Knox Remembers His Friend

to all men of good-will in my generation, the death of chesterton appears (in various degrees) like an overshadowing of the sun. his philoso...
FromtheArchives

Farewell to the Church Comfortable

"lessons from the archives" offers article taken from the catholic herald's  unparalleled archives , mostly but not entirely on the sta...
Lessons from the Archives

Johnson-Symonds and the changing face of British anti-Catholicism

i wasn’t going to wade into the boris johnson wedding hullabaloo until i watched “have i got news for you” on friday night. the prime minist...
Charles Collins

UK's Patel agrees to meet MP, delegation to discuss Pakistani Christian girl's asylum case

cover image: maira shahbaz, undated photo courtesy of aid to the church in need   the uk's home secretary told the house of commons yes...
Staff Reporter

US Catholics Prepare to Celebrate Religious Freedom Week

the bishops of the united states have chosen the theme “solidarity in freedom” as the focus of the 2021 religious freedom week. this year’s ...
Staff Reporter

New Zealand Bishops Welcome Changes to Canon Law

the secretary of the new zealand catholic bishops conference, bishop stephen lowe of hamilton, focused on tougher penalties for sexual abuse...
Staff Reporter

Fr James Martin’s Subtle Method for Undermining Sound Doctrine

i think i’ve finally wrapped my mind around fr james martin sj’s method for undermining sound doctrine and leading souls astray without ever...
JGrabowski

World Health Organisation Formally Accepts Holy See as Non-Member State Observer

on monday, the world health assembly – the governing forum of the world health organisation – formally accepted the holy see as a non-member...
Staff Reporter