Pope Francis

Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/06/19

pope francis has appointed a delegate to oversee the pastoral care of lourdes pilgrims. honduran bishops have issued a message expressing gr...

What happened when I learned the Old Mass

i recently learned how to offer mass in the extraordinary form. often referred to as the latin mass, it uses the missal of 1962, which in th...

Fr Michael Rennier

Why a saintly priest trespassed on the Naples Metro

it was only recently that i discovered the servant of god don dolindo ruotolo, a neapolitan priest and a franciscan tertiary, through his be...

Fr Dominic Allain

Is history driven by 'troublemakers'?

troublemakers by dieter thoma polity press, 400pp, £30/$45 two recent events have made german philosopher dieter thoma’s wide-ranging book t...

D-Day's forgotten chaplains

in this week remembering the d-day normandy landings, i would like to have heard more about the role played by the christian chaplains who a...

Papal interviews have become almost entirely secular

the recent interview granted by pope francis to mexican television generated news for what he said about theodore mccarrick and the present ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

What are the chances of a pro-life Prime Minister?

michael gove raised a few eyebrows when he described theresa may as “britain’s first catholic prime minister” two years ago. he pointed out ...

When will the Vatican reveal what it knows about McCarrick?

what just happened? that’s the question everyone has been asking ever since tuesday of last week, when noticieros televisa aired an in-depth...

Christopher R. Altieri

World news: From Mexico City to Mupoi

toronto fraternal order ditches plumes to gain young members the knights of columbus have voted to modernise their dress code in an effort t...

The week in quotations

"i hope msgr’s bravery inspires others who have information" bishop joseph strickland calls for more whistleblowers like mgr anthony figueir...