Relations between Ukraine’s rival Orthodox Churches have worsened after violence broke out at a cathedral in Cherkasy, in central Ukraine.

As people gathered in St Peter’s Square on All Saints’ Day, Pope Francis, once again called for prayers for peace in the world, condemning the latest violent ...

My Catholic university in eastern India marks nearly all the Hindu festivals with suitable pomp. Some – like Holi and Diwali – have fewer rituals and more ...

A leading African Catholic scholar has urged the Church to “maintain a sacred distance from most of our African politicians who are corrupt, greedy, violent, ...

But there are many Americans of every hue who after election day embrace each other and say, “Thank God that’s over!” In a strange way, this self-inflicted misery keeps the country together. We ...

It’s not uncommon for adverts for the headships of Catholic schools in England and Wales to go unanswered. The biggest challenge we face in Catholic education ...

Imagine the scene: you’re lying in a wooden box in front of the altar, while your favourite hymn plays in the background. You’re dead, right? Well, no – not ...

So what just happened? Has a new era begun in the 2,000-year-old history of Christianity, and an old one ended? Or has nothing changed? Delegates to the ...

There’s a trend for thematic snacks in theatre cafes – pizza for a Neapolitan revival, beignets for a play about New Orleans, soda bread at an Irish classic. The Hampstead Theatre has resisted a meal ...

Praying hands are a commonplace of European art, but for Zimbabwean artist Portia Zvavahera it’s all about the feet of the prayerful. Constellations of soles ...

Neil Berriman, an unassuming middle-aged builder from Hampshire, was 40 when his beloved adoptive mother died and left him a battered envelope of papers. From these he learned he was the son of Sandra ...

On the plus side, there was all this dark Catholic repression, which brings such a seductive noir atmosphere to Banville’s mesmerising writing. He creates a whole world into which the reader can enter ...