Pope Francis

China has the Vatican exactly where it wants it

when one cardinal publicly criticises another we can be sure that something serious is at stake. in an interview published last week (but co...
The Catholic Herald

Vatican's investment manager backed company that 'misled investors'

the italian businessman responsible for investing millions of vatican funds owned a stake in an online options trading company fined in 2016...
Ed Condon/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/12/19

cardinal luis antonio tagle has urged asian bishops’ conferences to “get our young people and women involved” ( edward pentin ). archbishop ...
Luke Coppen

How the supernatural took second place in the Church

christus vincit by bishop athanasius schneider and diane montagna angelico press, 338pp, £16.50/$20 when the soviets sought to describe the ...
Jane Stannus

The living composer who's synonymous with Christmas

commenting recently on the death of sir stephen cleobury, formerly director of music at king’s college, cambridge, the british composer john...
Francis O’Gorman

The Two Popes is well-acted, but has little subtlety or depth

the big news for netflix has been the release of the irishman, martin scorsese’s latest mobster epic which reunites al pacino, robert de nir...
Will Gore

Anti-natalism is so last century

ever since the garden of eden, we have been told to be fruitful and multiply. affirmation of this commandment is now coming from the strange...
The Catholic Herald

For many Catholics, this will be a 'none of the above' election

i was a “conscientious abstainer” for the brexit referendum in 2016; and if conversations with friends are anything to judge by, many cathol...
Mary Kenny

Was there really a plan to relocate the Vatican to Ireland?

on july 18, 1931, the liverpool weekly post reported some startling news. it said that owing to “quarrels with fascists and mussolini”, pope...
The Catholic Herald

Never mind the election, let's celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe

thursday december 12 is general election day in britain, but it is also, by coincidence (or perhaps providence), the feast of our lady of gu...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith