Vatican News

A rare glimpse of Raphael’s path to perfection

raphael: the drawings , a wonderful exhibition at the ashmolean museum, oxford (until september 3), is the first opportunity in britain to s...

Fearing the knock of the papal police

anna and tranquillo by kenneth stow, yale, £20 in may 1749 anna del monte, a young jewish woman, was escorted by papal police to the roman h...

Jonathan Wright

Mass readings

ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, july 16: 15th sunday in ordinary time is 55:10-11; ps 65; rom 8:18-23; mt 13:1-23 monday, july ...

The Catholic Herald

Bishops' engagements

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: celebration of mass for the golden jubilee of the consecration of st paul’s church, harefield, ub9 6dg, ...

The Catholic Herald

Prize crossword 0499

cryptic across 7 are you able to change character finally and pass? (6) 8 journalist left speechless over drain on rainforest land (6) 9 she...

Cardinal Meisner was a fighter, but his last hours were touched by sadness

Cardinal Meisner was steadfastly loyal both to Church teaching and his close friend Benedict XVI

Pope Francis has created a new path to sainthood - but is it as radical as it sounds?

Laying down one’s life for others is now a category under which a person might be beatified or canonised

Stephen Bullivant

Pope Francis creates new path to sainthood: offering life for others

People who lived a good Catholic life and who freely accepted a certain and premature death for the good of others will now be considered for beatification

Associated Press

Vatican reiterates ban on gluten-free hosts

The Congregation for Divine Worship and the Sacraments called for bishops to set up guidelines for bread and wine bought in supermarkets and over the internet

Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/07/17

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