Pope Francis

Pope Francis warns against 'spirals of hatred' on social media

pope francis warned on thursday against the increasing narcissism and “spirals of hatred” found on today’s social media networks, encouragin...

Courtney Grogan/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 25/01/19

pope francis has urged central american bishops not to “stand aloof” from their flocks. the pope has reportedly named cardinal juan luis cip...

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, january 27 : third sunday in ordinary time neh 8:2-4a, 5-6, 8-10; ps 19; 1 cor 12:12-30; lk 1:1...

The Catholic Herald

How to… Say the rosary

finding a rosary is easily done, since they are on sale at churches and online, and the cheapest plastic ones can be very cheap. it’s worth ...

The Catholic Herald

Did Shakespeare hide subversive messages in his poems?

shakespeare and the resistance by clare asquith, public affairs books, 256pp, £21.99/$28 not since picking up the friends of eddie coyle, th...

Letters & emails

send bishop barron to washington sir – “few would deny that 2018 was an annus horribilis for the catholic church in the united states.” so w...

The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis has followed a similar path to Pius IX

when none of my historian friends are looking, i like to draw parallels between pope francis and blessed pope pius ix. of course the pairing...

Matthew Schmitz

Why the Vatican's abuse summit is doomed

a month away from the vatican’s sexual abuse summit and the smell of failure is in the air, emanating not from the holy father’s critics but...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Finding Cardinal Wuerl's successor is an urgent priority

on january 14, the catholic news agency published a puzzling headline: “wuerl denies prior denials denied knowledge of mccarrick seminarian ...

The bishops' language games are adding to the confusion

"everybody lies” is the maxim of the fictional dr gregory house, deliciously played by hugh laurie in the television series house. the first...

Christopher R. Altieri