Vatican News

Countdown to barbarism: time is running out to save a pro-life oasis

in her dystopian novel the children of men, pd james foresaw a united kingdom of mass infertility; where democracy decays as parliament is d...
David Alton

Amid Israel's election turmoil, the Church is keeping a low profile

the recent general election in israel, the second this year, has confirmed the country’s political gridlock. veteran prime minister benjamin...
Jon Anderson

Eritrea's crackdown and the Church's dilemma

the showdown between the eritrean government and the catholic church shows no sign of abating. four catholic schools have been seized by the...
James Jeffrey

Why the German bishops are in such a hurry

tensions between rome and the german bishops are high at the moment, with repeated warnings from several high-ranking curial officials and o...
Christopher R. Altieri

Quotes of the week

"the proverbial ill wind that blows no one any good" nigerian bishops on criticism of pope francis ‘from some higher levels of the church’ c...
Staff writers

Overlooked: Vatican puts finishing touches to new constitution

what happened? the vatican has moved a step closer towards having a new constitution. pope francis’s council of cardinal advisers has b...
Staff writers

Could the Vatican-China deal undermine the Church's credibility?

last sunday marked the first anniversary of the “provisional agreement” between china and the holy see. it was the result of decades of dipl...
The Catholic Herald

Some counsels on faith and religion for our present generation

it’s no secret that today we’re witnessing a massive decline in church attendance and, seemingly, a parallel loss of interest in religion. t...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser

Is Christianity better sung than said?

music and faith by jonathan arnold boydell, 288pp, £30/$40 few readers of this magazine would, i imagine, challenge the idea that music is a...
Michael White

Letters: Do English Catholics still cherish Our Lady?

sir – nowadays one rarely sees saturday masses of our lady in parishes. masses celebrated on saturday are mostly vigils of the sunday, and e...
The Catholic Herald