Vatican News

How the apostles read the Jewish scriptures

when christians were jews by paula fredriksen yale, 250pp, £19.99/$27.50 how did a group of 1st-century jews, the followers of a recently cr...
Stav Sherez

It's satisfying enough, but true Agatha Christie fans should avoid The ABC Murders

despite the evident distaste of possibly the most celebrated mystery novelists of the past 80 years (pd james and georges simenon), there ca...
Carl Curtis

Letters & emails

completing the circle of the reformation sir – the most recurrent themes in your columns are those questions regarding married priests, celi...
The Catholic Herald

The most influential woman at the Vatican? An interview with Lucetta Scaraffia

the #metoo movement arrived in the vatican with lucetta scaraffia, the founding editor of the monthly magazine donne chiesa mondo (women chu...
Desmond O'Grady

The Church is in danger of losing all respect for the Eucharist

should andrew cuomo, the governor of new york, be excommunicated from the catholic church? let me see. a politician who describes himself as...
Tim Stanley

The British royal spreading the Catholic faith

but for his catholic faith, lord nicholas windsor is every inch what you might expect to find in a member of the royal family. he is bright ...
Simon Caldwell

The Pope has acknowledged the abuse of nuns. But will it make a difference?

the abuse of women – especially consecrated women in religious life, and including but not limited to sexual abuse – by clerics of every ran...
Christopher R. Altieri

Cardinal Müller's hope: that the truths of the faith can restore peace

last friday, cardinal gerhard müller issued a four-page “manifesto of faith” addressing today’s major doctrinal controversies. “in the face ...
The Catholic Herald

Pope Francis names Cardinal Kevin Farrell camerlengo

pope francis thursday nominated a new camerlengo, irish-american cardinal kevin joseph farrell, prefect of the dicastery for laity, family, ...
Hannah Brockhaus/CNA

McCarrick labeled ‘permanently removed from ministry’ in list of accused clergy

the archdiocese of newark released a list of names of credibly accused clergy on wednesday, including disgraced former archbishop of the dio...
Christine Rousselle & CNA