Pope Francis

Catholicism’s long struggle with modernity

the irony of modern catholic history by george weigel , basic books, 336pp, £25/$30   from the societas perfecta, its face set against ...

The Marian masterpiece dedicated to a car manufacturer

prières pour notre dame: music for organ and upper voices by dupré, boulanger, demessieux, poulenc  dir george richford regent there ca...

Francis O’Gorman

Catholics shouldn't be surprised by Julien Green's unexpurgated diaries

the american catholic author julien green (1900-1998) is admired by generations of readers for his novels, memoirs, plays dealing with his s...

Letters: Do not forget the killing of priests

the synod we really need   sir – with all the attention on the amazon synod and the suggestion that married men might be ordained to ad...

The Catholic Herald

Literary London turns out for the inaugural Catholic Herald Book Awards

the inaugural catholic herald book awards have taken place at brown’s hotel in london, with the broadcaster and author mark lawson acting as...

The Catholic Herald

How Argentina's crises have shaped the Pope's thinking

cry for argentina. further economic suffering is on its way, and that has implications for the catholic teaching on the economy under native...

Fr Raymond de Souza

The return of the Communion wars

joe biden, a frontrunner for the   democratic party’s presidential  nomination, is a lifelong catholic who has drifted leftward si...

Argentina's new Peronist rulers may take on the Church over abortion

pope francis’s native argentina has swung sharply to the left in its recent general election. amid a deep economic crisis, conservative pres...

'I expected more': Why whistleblowers are surprised by the Buffalo inquiry

when the vatican announced the new law vos estis lux mundi, reforming the way the holy see investigates claims of abuse cover-up, veteran ch...

Christopher R. Altieri

After 37 years, a Falklands War statue returns from Britain to Argentina

a statue of the blessed virgin mary has been returned to argentina nearly four decades after invading troops carried it with them to the fal...