Vatican News

Wren brought Rome to London – without ever going there

sir christopher wren by paul rabbitts shire publications, 96pp, £9.99/$14 displaying a typically victorian aversion to the classicising aest...

Bunnies, hats and parades: How Easter became a secular festival

the onset of easter – like that of christmas – always brings out a rush of nostalgia in me. but unlike the celebratory customs surrounding t...

Charles Coulombe

Faith has never been at odds with science

silly claims about the conflict between science and religion come thick and fast, these days. we know them to be erroneous, but the history ...

Jonathan Wright

Here's why I'm about to become a Catholic aged 17

this saturday, at the easter vigil, i will become a member of the one, holy, catholic and apostolic church. at the age of 17, i will no long...

Why won't the Orthodox pray with Francis in Bulgaria?

on may 5, pope francis begins a three-day trip to bulgaria. he will pray with members of the country’s catholic minority (who number around ...

As their freedoms disappear, how long can Hong Kong's Christians hold out?

on march 30, hundreds of hong kong christians prayed on a way of the cross march for nine activists facing jail after calling for democracy....

Benedict Rogers

Merton remains unignorable - and not because of his love affair

thomas merton looms large in the catholic imagination as the quintessentially post-vatican ii spiritual writer. that should tell us all we n...

Michael Warren Davis

The east London tower block with daily Adoration

every friday night an international group of sisters who live on the 13th floor of an east london tower block open their doors for a communi...

Bernadette Kehoe

The 'Year of the Word' will remind us of Benedict XVI's wisdom

in september, the bishops of england and wales will unveil a programme of events to mark the “year of the word”, to which 2020 will be dedic...

The week ahead: A blessing, a gentleman, a pro-life opportunity

on easter morning at 10am rome time, pope francis will give the annual blessing “urbi et orbi” (“to the city and the world”). a plenary indu...