Pope Francis

Pope congratulates Queen Elizabeth II on 70th anniversary of her reign

pope francis sent a congratulatory message to queen elizabeth ii on thursday coinciding with the united kingdom’s joyous celebration of the ...

What message is the Pope sending with his choice of new cardinals?

the consistory for the creation of cardinals on august 27 is a ceremony that seems to mark the end of a pontificate — though that end might ...

andrea-gagliarducci

Pope Francis gives red hat to Archbishop Arthur Roche

pope francis said on sunday that he will create 21 new cardinals, including arthur roche, the former bishop of leeds, at a consistory on aug...

Diary: Back down to Downside

i spend my first flight in years adding tabs into my new bible. somewhere over china, i manage to stick zachariah to matthew which results i...

Jessica Ogilvy Stuart

On pilgrimage with Eamon Duffy

where would you go?  to skellig michael. i went there in 1989 after my mother died and i had become rather agitated about my irish iden...

The Catholic Herald

Catholic places of worship Cornwall

cornwall is liberally endowed with villages recording the euphonious names of early celtic saints – st endellion, st enodoc (“blessed be st ...

The arrest of Cardinal Zen: A new low for China's 'brutal' Communist regime

arresting a 90 year-old cardinal marks a new low for a chinese communist party regime that had already sunk to shocking levels of inhumanity...

Cardinal Zen arrested by China for alleged 'collusion with foreign forces'

cardinal joseph zen has been arrested by the authorities in hong kong, according to local media reports. the 90-year-old former catholic bis...

A new biography of "Old" Jerusalem reviewed

nine quarters o f jerusalem: a new biography of the old city by matthew teller  profile books, £13.35, 389 pages if this book were a pa...

Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali

Pope Francis is correct: all war is unjust

in patrick o’brian’s novel desolation island, captain jack aubrey explains to ship’s physician stephen maturin why aubrey has doubts about h...