Vatican News

Reissues and new releases: An overwhelming case for celibacy

fr alain-marie de lassus, of the community of st john, has provided a wide-ranging study of adoration from a biblical, philosophical and the...
Francis Phillips

The new president of the US bishops has a broad appeal

archbishop josé gómez of los angeles was elected president of the united states conference of catholic bishops (usccb) at the bishops’ gener...
Jordan Bloom

What to expect from Pope Francis's trip to Thailand and Japan

the papal visit to thailand and japan will give pope francis the chance to address five key themes of his social teaching, and two general q...
Fr Raymond de Souza

Rob Flello: The Lib Dems deselected me - but they can't make me conform

it’s not quite the 200th anniversary of the roman catholic relief act of 1829, but it seems we’re almost back to the days when a catholic co...
Rob Flello

Overlooked: Chinese bishop ‘on the run’ from police

what happened?   a chinese bishop is reportedly “on the run” from police who are trying to force him to join a government-run organisat...
Staff writers

Is Jesuit influence growing in the Church? Not necessarily

last week pope francis finally filled an important vatican post that has remained vacant since june 2017. the holy father named fr juan...
The Catholic Herald

The post-Vatican II civil war

in his new book, the irony of modern catholic history (basic books £25 / $30), george weigel traces the root of debates at the recent amazon...
George Weigel

Letters: William Oddie guided me to Rome

william oddie helped me on my path to rome sir – your insightful and moving obituary (november 15) of the former catholic herald editor dr w...
The Catholic Herald

The sweet, neglected pastures of Latin

long live latin by nicola gardini, profile, 256pp, £14.99/$26 is latin still alive? yes, there are some intellectuals like benedict xvi who ...
Harry Mount

Diary of a City Priest

pius xi announced the establishment of the feast of christ the king in an encyclical, quas primas, published in december 1925. in its introd...
Fr Dominic Allain