Pope Francis

The National Catholic Prayer Breakfast

the catholic herald was in full view at the 18th annual national catholic prayer breakfast at the marriott marquis hotel in washington, dc, ...
The Catholic Herald

The Catholic churches of Surrey

surrey is a small and hilly county within easy reach of london. in the mid-18th century, the writer arthur young condemned its communication...
Michael Hodges

Music for the Masses: Dave Brubeck and Catholicism

benjamin ivry looks at the ways the us jazz composer dave brubeck explored catholicism through his music in his 60-year career. the american...
Benjamin Ivry

The successes, and failures, of Pope Francis

just over 10 years ago, jorge mario bergoglio stood on the balcony of st peter’s and said simply to the crowd, “buona sera”. it was the begi...
The Catholic Herald

Jordan Peterson, politics, and Christian conversion

the twitter account of pope francis is almost certainly run by well-meaning officials who post well-meaning tweets in his name, intended to ...
Gavin Ashenden

Abuse expert leaves Vatican commission for protection of minors, citing concerns

jesuit father hans zollner, an internationally-renowned expert in protecting children and vulnerable adults from clerical sex abuse, has res...
Hannah Brockhaus

A woman's place? Better catechesis needed as Cambridge conference discusses women's ordination

as the margaret beaufort institute in cambridge hosts a new conference on women and the diaconate, some still say there is enough evidence i...
Dr Caroline Farey

It would have been better if Summorum Pontificum had been left alone

on february 21, the dicastery for divine worship and the discipline of the sacraments, headed by prefect cardinal arthur roche, issued a res...
Ken Craycraft

Why the synod process will eventually fail

early this month, a colloquium was held at boston college called “the way forward: pope francis, vatican ii and synodality” . the gathering ...
Mark Lambert

Pope Francis accepts resignation of vice-president of German Bishops' Conference

pope francis on friday accepted the resignation of an influential german bishop who has been a key player in the german synodal process and ...
Tom Colsy