Sister Wendy Beckett’s book launch attended by Archbishop Nichols and Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor
Bishop George Stack has been appointed to lead the Welsh archdiocese
A daily guide to news and comment about Benedict XVI’s visit to Britain
He is an excellent choice as prefect of the Congregation for Bishops. But Cardinal Pell would have been better
A daily guide to what’s happening in the Catholic Church
Westminster Cathedral marks the centenary of its consecration with a High Mass and an exhibition revealing its hidden treasures
Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor tells Irish priests that he dwells on his ‘painful failure’ in abuse case
Pope Benedict XVI: Year for Priests helped the Church to grow in gratitude for the gift of the priesthood
• Comment: The past year has lifted the morale of the priesthood
• In pictures: Archbishop Nichols solemnly closes the Year of Priests
Comment & Blogs
The Church is the loser in this ugly war between Vatican officials
By Paolo Gambi
Today's Catholic must-reads: 08/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Dickens is disappointingly thin - give me AN Wilson anytime
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
If a woman is a priest, she can also be a bishop: if she’s not, she can’t. Either way, there is now only one way out for Catholic Anglicans: it’s over the Tiber
By William Oddie
More than any monarch, Queen Elizabeth II understands the spiritual element of her coronation oath
By Francis Phillips
Despite reports of violence, I feel totally safe walking around Mexico
By Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
Morning Catholic must-reads: 07/02/12
By Luke Coppen
Is the ‘anthropogenic global warming’ consensus on the point of collapse? If so, this is just the right time for Chris Huhne to leave the Government
By William Oddie