Pope Francis

Benedict ‘to destroy diary kept while pope’

benedict xvi kept a diary throughout his papacy but plans to destroy it, according to an italian newspaper. the retired pope apparently...
Staff writers

Pope will pray, not speak, at Auschwitz

pope francis has cancelled a speech during his visit to auschwitz this month, saying he would prefer to mark the moment in silence. the vati...
Staff writers

Mary Kenny: Iceland’s moral victory

it is claimed that the french philosopher albert camus once said that “what i’ve learned about morality i’ve learned from football”. the act...
Mary Kenny

The words all priests need to hear

it’s become something of a routine now. pope francis delivers a spontaneous lambasting of priests who do this or that which he disapproves o...
Fr Raymond de Souza

This might actually be Orthodoxy’s Vatican II

the long-awaited great and holy council of orthodoxy closed its deliberations in crete on june 26. given the tensions surrounding its convoc...
Fr Mark Drew

Showdown in the Philippines

only one cardinal had their own campaign song at the last conclave. not an official one, of course: presumably that would result in an early...
Luke Coppen

Mass Readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, july 10: 15th sunday in ordinary time dt 30:10-14; ps 69; col 1:15-20; lk 10:25-37 monday, july...
The Catholic Herald

June 10 to July 16

cardinal nichols (westminster) episcopal visitation, 3.30pm. wed: meeting with bishops’ conference staff, london, sw1p 1qj, 10.00am. episcop...
The Catholic Herald

Piers Paul Read: Why did Catholics vote to leave?

last month i visited thorens-glières in the savoyard alps, the birthplace of st francis de sales. i have felt a particular devotion to this ...
Piers Paul Read

Divorced and remarried Catholics should abstain from sex, says US archbishop

Archbishop Charles Chaput said divorced and remarried should live as brother and sister
Associated Press