Vatican News

Express to Cairo

during the first papal visit to egypt in the year 2000, pope john paul ii addressed a gathering of christians and muslims. “we do not know e...

The Catholic Herald

Bishops canvass youngsters’ views ahead of synod

the bishops of england and wales have released a survey ahead of next year’s synod on youth. the “youth poll on life, faith and vocational d...

Abuse survivor clashes with Vatican official

the dispute between an abuse survivor who resigned from pope francis’s sex abuse advisory commission and a major vatican body intensified la...

Pope to visit Egypt as ISIS drives out Christians

pope francis will visit egypt for two days next month, the vatican has announced. the holy see said the pope was responding to invitations f...

Will the state ever grasp religion?

last week, the founder of st anselm’s institute in margate, a catholic institute that trains foreign priests and religious in evangelisation...

Madeleine Teahan

Stephen Daisley: Scotland’s messianic age

an old joke sees a jewish man accosted by some burly types on one of glasgow’s rougher streets. “you a catholic or a protestant?” demands th...

Stephen Daisley

‘If they re-elect me, I’d have to consider it’

in many ways, says fra’ matthew festing, it’s a relief not to be his most eminent highness the prince and grand master of the knights of mal...

The Pope’s ghostwriter

when one thinks of argentine catholicism, one unanswered question emerges: who among the local church figures is the closest to pope francis...

Jose Maria Poirier

Comments of the Week

the novelist horrified by the english mass sir – canon david cotter (letter, march 17) queries my account of jf powers’s decision to sit out...

The Catholic Herald

Omnium Gatherum

‘god this week brings us to the feast of the annunciation on march 25. while it is a marian moment in the church’s calendar, it is truly a f...

Fr John Zuhlsdorf