Vatican News

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

World news: from Boston to Beirut

washington, dc pro-lifer appointed to un post pro-life groups have hailed the appointment of andrew bremberg as us representative to the un ...

Quotes of the week

"in all the best families, there’s a black sheep" cardinal carlos aguiar retes of mexico city criticises catholics who stole amazon statues ...

Meanwhile: Pray and display

a church in avezzano, central italy, has put a “pray and display” sign in its car park. fr vincenzo de mario of the madonna del passo church...

The best of the web: Iceland's booming Church, Quietism, and perfect contrition

iceland’s churches are filling up fast in 1994, iceland’s catholics made up just one per cent of the population, wrote lea müller at the rey...

The big story: Amazon synod calls for married priests

what happened?   the contentious amazon synod has come to an end, with bishops approving a document that calls for married priests in t...

In ten years we'll know if the synod succeeded

the word “revolutionary” has been overused since the election of pope francis in 2013. but it might apply to the amazon synod which conclude...

The Catholic Herald

At Newman's canonisation, Roman babble was reduced to total silence

it felt as if we were in a film. rustling birds announced the approach of dawn in the eternal city. a tinkle came from the convent in the ga...

David Twiston Davies

How to… Avoid idolatry

catholics have always been great destroyers of pagan idols. st artemius, a roman administrator, was executed for vandalising the temples of ...

The Catholic Herald

We've seen the 'new masculinity' before

the latest craze is to go “gender fluid”. the name of the game is playing with identity, mixing things up, blurring lines. the male musician...