Pope Francis

How the Church's 'harsh beauty' shaped two rock stars

No matter how hard they try, Sting and 'the Boss' can't seem to leave the faith behind
Michael Duggan

The abuse crisis casts doubt on the whole post-Vatican II settlement

Since 1968, Church leaders have tried to preserve a fragile truce. But repeated compromises have fostered a culture of deceit
Matthew Schmitz

A heartening moment

last week the pro-life movement savoured one of its most heartening moments in recent years. after a 15-hour debate, the argentine senate re...
The Catholic Herald

The best of the web

✣ highlights from the week online ‘call off the world meeting of families’ robert royal, writing at the catholic thing, said the church ough...
Staff writers

In brief

ottawa bishops: keep palliative care separate from legalised killing canada’s bishops have called for euthanasia and assisted suicide to be ...
Staff writers

Polling: Testament of youth

italians – especially millennials – are becoming more sceptical of the pope pope francis spent much of this past weekend entertaining young ...
Christopher R. Altieri

Abuse crisis: Only the beginning

as more allegations emerge in the us, bishops clash over the shape of a future inquiry cardinal donald wuerl succeeded theodore mccarrick as...
Michael Warren Davis

Fr Raymond J de Souza: The erased encyclical

last week, on the 25th anniversary of veritatis splendor , i looked at how st john paul’s encyclical of 1993 took up the challenges created ...
Fr Raymond de Souza

The new idea of a university

there is a heatwave, and it is clear that victorian buildings, however beautiful, are not ideal places in which to work in such weather. the...
John Charmley

A truce that cannot hold

too many catholic leaders have treated archbishop theodore mccarrick’s alleged crimes as an isolated issue. cardinal donald wuerl told an in...
Matthew Schmitz