Vatican News

Big story: Statue thrower revealed

what happened? the man who threw the controversial “pachamama” statues into the tiber has come forward. alexander tschugguel, a 26-year-old ...
Staff writers

This is the best chance to heal the rift between Rome and the US

one of the deepest rifts in the church today is that between rome and the united states. as with most strained relationships, there is no si...
The Catholic Herald

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, november 3 : the 31st sunday in ordinary time wis 11:22-12:2; ps 145; 2 thes 1:11-2:2; lk 19:1-...
The Catholic Herald

Letters: The Newman line that inspired me to convert

newman inspired me to come home sir – john owen writes (letters, october 25) that st john henry newman’s “greatest miracle has been the conv...
The Catholic Herald

I was an Anglican bishop. Then the Pope made an offer I couldn't refuse

it hardly seems possible that it has been 10 years since the publication of the apostolic constitution anglicanorum coetibus. this allowed f...
The Catholic Herald

Our ordinariate parish has doubled in size. Here's the secret ingredient

the purpose of benedict xvi’s visit to england in 2010 was not only the beatification of john henry newman but also the establishment of per...
Fr Ed Tomlinson

It hasn't been easy. But ten years on, the ordinariate is a success story

following the announcement 10 years ago of the creation of ordinariates for groups of former anglicans who wished to come into full communio...
Joanna Bogle

After years as the 'Hotel Inspector', I'm going back into the business myself

for the first time in many years, i am working with my mother, olga. we have just bought a 38-bedroom hotel in east sussex, in the medieval ...
Alex Polizzi

Franco's reburial has reopened Church divisions

spain’s former dictator, general francisco franco, has been reburied at a madrid cemetery with church approval, despite protests by right-wi...
Jonathan Luxmoore

After three weeks, 'synodality' remains a mystery

the special assembly of the synod of bishops for the amazon region is in the books. but what actually happened? readers may take the questio...
Christopher R. Altieri