Pope Francis

Cardinal Sarah: A prophet of our times

the church’s calendar includes the feast days of several of the great figures of the old testament (though observing them is not obligatory)...

Fr Raymond de Souza

What China's Catholics really think of the Vatican deal

recently i strolled slowly up a hill with a local priest in a remote area of china. he remained close to me as we ascended steep slopes to a...

Anthony E Clark

Is Big Tech trying to suppress the pro-life movement?

donald trump and elizabeth warren have both made headlines this past week, accusing social media companies of aiding and comforting the enem...

Michael Warren Davis

Is Viganò overstating his case?

last summer’s celebrity ecclesiastical whistleblower, archbishop carlo maria viganò, is back in the news. on july 3, lifesite published...

Christopher R. Altieri

The big story: Vincent Lambert dies after withdrawal of food and water

what happened? vincent lambert, the severely disabled frenchman who was at the centre of a legal battle, has died after his doctors cut off ...

Burma, not Belgium, is the future of the Church

which country produces the most priests relative to the size of its catholic population? is it brazil, the powerhouse of latin american cath...

The Catholic Herald

Wanted: certain kinds of saints

the french philosopher simone weil once commented that it’s not enough today to be merely a saint. rather, “we must have the saintliness dem...

Fr Ronald Rolheiser

How to… join the papal nobility

in spite of a succession of reforms in the modern era, including the second vatican council, the catholic church has never abolished the pap...

The Catholic Herald

Pride is the enemy of great art

and he said: let us make man to our image and likeness … and god created man to his own image: to the image of god he created him: male and ...

Letters & emails

the newman cause’s forgotten heroes sir – the debt of gratitude owed to fr gregory winterton cong orat and mgr dr francis davis in thei...

The Catholic Herald