Pope Francis

On money and other matters, it's been a rough few weeks in Rome

the past few weeks have been awfully rough for pope francis, the roman curia, and for church leadership generally, especially on three front...
Christopher R. Altieri

Meanwhile: An Underground connection

✣ it’s always good to see a london underground station being reminded of its roots. there hasn’t been a dominican priory on the banks of the...
Staff writers

This is the best chance to heal the rift between Rome and the US

one of the deepest rifts in the church today is that between rome and the united states. as with most strained relationships, there is no si...
The Catholic Herald

Heretic of the week: Harvey Spencer Lewis

when this writer was a boy, such journals as argosy, popular science, and popular mechanics were festooned with strange ads for an organisat...
Charles Coulombe

How to… Tweet like a Catholic

the more famous a person is, the more followers they will have on twitter, that most dynamic of social media platforms. popularity is no mea...
The Catholic Herald

Hogarth was a great satirist, but a storyteller above all

william hogarth shone a bright light on the human condition in the mid 18th century. his social commentaries focused on immorality and hypoc...
David V Barrett

What the Amazon really needs

pope francis suggested that his apostolic exhortation following the amazon synod could be completed before the end of the year. the holy fat...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Franco's reburial has reopened Church divisions

spain’s former dictator, general francisco franco, has been reburied at a madrid cemetery with church approval, despite protests by right-wi...
Jonathan Luxmoore

After three weeks, 'synodality' remains a mystery

the special assembly of the synod of bishops for the amazon region is in the books. but what actually happened? readers may take the questio...
Christopher R. Altieri

Quotes of the week

"in all the best families, there’s a black sheep" cardinal carlos aguiar retes of mexico city criticises catholics who stole amazon statues ...
Staff writers