Pope Francis

'We have prayed for this': The day Rome rejoiced with Newman's converts

on the day of john henry newman’s funeral on august 19, 1890, more than 15,000 people took to the streets of birmingham to pay homage to him...

Meet the 'holy quartet' of women saints canonised with Newman

john henry newman’s extraordinary influence on the church – and well beyond it – ensured that his canonisation on october 13 received intern...

William Doino Jr

Priestly celibacy has dominated the first half of the synod

the first week of the special assembly of the synod of bishops for the amazon is in the books. by the time this edition reaches newsstands, ...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: from the Mexican border to Manila

washington, dc little sisters appeal against contraceptive mandate the little sisters of the poor have filed a petition with the supreme cou...

Quotes of the week

"we see so much ambiguity … it would seem many would promote it as a new mark of the catholic church: one, holy, catholic, apostolic and amb...

Meanwhile: Lionel Ritchie at the Vatican

the amazon synod may end on october 27, but for those who can’t get enough of vatican events concerning the region, a christmas concert will...

The big story: John Henry Newman declared a saint

what happened? john henry newman has been declared the first non-martyr english saint since the 14th century. at a mass of canonisation in t...

Duterte's crisis is an opportunity for the Church

the drugs war in the philippines is a “sham”, a bishop declared last week in one of the strongest critiques by a churchman since the conflic...

The Catholic Herald

Newman is the antidote to Nietzsche

i first came across the name john henry newman in primary school. the hymns firmly i believe and truly and praise to the holiest were often ...

Heretic of the week: John Nelson Darby

john nelson darby (1800-1882) was the most prominent co-founder of the plymouth brethren, a group which has numbered many famous names among...

Charles Coulombe