Vatican News

Rome’s come a long way since Dickens

in 1845, charles dickens witnessed a public execution in rome. a man had been found guilty of beating a bavarian noblewoman to death with he...
Jonathan Wright

The debate that just won’t die

in his memoir the church and i , the catholic apologist frank sheed recalled his part in an unusual conversion story. a murderer on death ro...
Dan Hitchens

Comments of the week

don’t miss this chance to help the unborn sir – fifty years ago the abortion act was passed. since then more than eight million abortions ha...
The Catholic Herald

Pastor Iuventus

when it comes to abortion, silence is complicity in her sitcom role as imperious ex-chatelaine audrey fforbes-hamilton in to the manor born,...
Pastor Iuventus

Bishop's engagements

cardinal nichols (westminster) sun: mass in celebration for the 50th anniversary of newman house catholic university chaplaincy, st james’ c...
The Catholic Herald

Meet the English bishop with a desert diocese 10 times the size of Britain

Bishop John MacWilliam's new diocese covers 800,000 square miles of arid land in southern Algeria. 'You go where you are needed,' the former Army officer says
Joanna Bogle

US First Lady Melania Trump is Catholic, spokeswoman confirms

She will be the first Catholic in the White House since President John F. Kennedy
Staff Reporter

Full text: Vatican statement on Pope Francis and President Trump meeting

Francis discussed 'the promotion of peace in the world' with the US president
Staff Reporter

IN PICTURES: Pope Francis receives US president Donald Trump in audience at the Vatican

The Vatican said it hoped for 'serene collaboration' with the US on a number of issues
Staff Reporter

Pope Francis and Donald Trump meet at Vatican

The US president said it was a 'very great honour' to meet the Pope
Catholic News Service