Pope Francis

Three cardinals back marriage appeal

six bishops, three of them cardinals, have signed a statement reaffirming the church’s teachings on marriage and morality. the declaration o...
Staff writers

Priests must be seen to be believed

in poland, where i often work as a correspondent, it is routine to see priests and nuns in their cassocks and habits in the shops, queuing a...
Jonathan Luxmoore

Le Pen’s Catholic flock

after meeting stiff resistance for decades, the french national front is now gaining ground among catholics. for years, commentators had spo...
Pierre Jova

Fatima: the answer to secularism

next year will see the 100th anniversary of our lady’s apparitions at fatima, which took place between may and october 1917, and which culmi...
Donal Anthony Foley

Comments of the Week

st augustine didn’t bring the gospel to britain sir – in your leading article, “the cost of unity” (september 23), you state that “st gregor...
The Catholic Herald

The thrill of the Sopranos comes to the Vatican

the importance of location to great fiction has been emphasised again and again throughout the current golden age of television. hbo’s run o...
Will Gore

A gripping Vatican thriller with a right-on twist

conclave by robert harris, hutchinson, £20 robert harris’s new novel, conclave, is set in the near future when, after the death of a pope be...
Piers Paul Read

Briefly noted

the rookwood family papers edited by francis young (boydell press, £25) . the rookwoods of coldham hall had a terrible track record when it ...
Staff writers

Saint of the Week: John XXIII (October 11)

stretcher-bearer angelo giuseppe roncalli was born in the italian village of sotto il monte on november 25, 1881. he graduated in 1904 with ...
Staff writers

Mass Readings

ordinary form divine office week iv sunday, october 9: 28th sunday in ordinary time 2 kgs 5:14-17; ps 98; 2 tm 2:8-13; lk 17:11-19 monday, o...
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