Vatican News

The successes, and failures, of Pope Francis

just over 10 years ago, jorge mario bergoglio stood on the balcony of st peter’s and said simply to the crowd, “buona sera”. it was the begi...

The Catholic Herald

Abuse expert leaves Vatican commission for protection of minors, citing concerns

jesuit father hans zollner, an internationally-renowned expert in protecting children and vulnerable adults from clerical sex abuse, has res...

Hannah Brockhaus

Why the synod process will eventually fail

early this month, a colloquium was held at boston college called “the way forward: pope francis, vatican ii and synodality” . the gathering ...

The Roman Mass: Early Christian Origins to Tridentine Reform

the roman mass: early christian origins to tridentine reform uwe michael lang cambridge university press, £89.99, 456 pages the li...

Fr James Bradley

Biden's transgender agenda is extreme and inhumane

president biden has been let out again, this time to inform us that laws preventing the mutilation of the bodies of gender-confused children...

Biden calls bans on transgender treatments for children ‘close to sinful’

by tyler arnold for cna president joe biden criticised florida’s regulation of transgender medical care for children and ban on gender ideol...

Episode 39: The Latin Mass Life Raft with Dr Joseph Shaw

the guest for this 39th episode of  merely catholic , the podcast series for  the catholic herald , is dr joseph shaw, the chairma...

The Catholic Herald

Stanley James: Journey home of a spiritual tramp

robert nurden introduces his grandfather, former herald deputy editor stanley james. a raw young cowboy herds the cattle on a ranch in the f...

Stonyhurst College and its churches

stonyhurst is a remarkable establishment, in both architectural and other ways. it is physically situated in remote lancashire countryside t...

My Father's House, by Joseph O'Connor

my father’s house joseph o’connor harvill secker, £20, 288 pages we know that delia kiernan means business, because she is driving a diploma...

Eleanor Hammond