Vatican News

Benedict's essay supports Francis' call for 'zero tolerance'

after the april 11 publication of a new essay by pope emeritus benedict xvi, commentators are mostly discussing their perception of the poli...

PICTURES: Rome's 'Holy Stairs' uncovered for the first time in 300 years

the bare, white marble of rome’s ‘scala sancta,’ which are believed to be the stairs trod by christ on the day of his trial and death, are e...

Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

Morning Catholic must-reads: 12/04/19

archbishop josé gómez will meet vatican officials to discuss new measures to hold bishops accountable . the world’s bishops’ conferences are...

The unredeemed universe of Game of Thrones

to those not of a squeamish nature and who don’t mind the occasional beheading or people being eaten by their own dogs, this sunday sees the...

What happens when celebrities walk to Rome

last year, in the bbc two series the road to santiago, a group of celebrities walked the famous camino pilgrimage across spain from biarritz...

Henry VIII: a very English villain

i’ve gained a new perspective on the reformation from watching the bbc’s 1970 serial the six wives of henry viii. thanks to a mix of classic...

The satirist who illuminated the strange world of the 1970s

one of the handicaps of old age is the loss, one by one, of those few commentators and journalists to whom one has long looked for guidance ...

Richard Ingrams

Archbishop Gregory: the Jimmy Carter of the US Church

during his 14 years as archbishop of atlanta, wilton gregory – appointed the new archbishop of washington on april 4 – would certainly have ...

Fr Raymond de Souza

Diary: After the 'whisky priest', here's the G&T priest

they say he is responsible for a surge in church attendance and sales of marks & spencer canned g&t (up by 24 per cent since he pull...

A new amnesty could protect St Oscar Romero's killers

it is almost 30 years since el salvador’s civil war ended, but the aftermath of the conflict continues to divide opinion. witness the recent...