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Pope Leo XIV said to be preparing first major Curia reshuffle
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German bishops adopt text of ‘Synodal Conference’
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Is the election of Bishop Wilmer yet another blow to the German Church?
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Vatican confirms papal trips for this year
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Why Eastern Orthodoxy remains unconvincing
Erick Ybarra’s substantial volume revisits the long-running debate between East and West over the Roman primacy with erudition and depth
Clement Harrold
The art of the slow papacy
Andrew Cusack
Pro-abortion academic declines Notre Dame directorship after bishop-led rosary for life
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Hamnet and the myth of the medieval witch
Isobel Yuill
A polymath in an age of midwitterry
James Bradbury
A windswept classic stripped of heaven and hell
Georgia L. Gilholy
The war on beauty is making us miserable
Delphine Chui
Why we still read Tolkien
Fr Michael Halsall
Encouraging one another in dark times
James Jeffrey
What Dante teaches us about sin, desire and redemption
Clement Harrold
Lent at full strength
Dom Alcuin Reid
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Why Eastern Orthodoxy remains unconvincing
Clement Harrold
The war on beauty is making us miserable
Delphine Chui
What Dante teaches us about sin, desire and redemption
Clement Harrold
The return of Catholic clubland in London
Delphine Chui
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Diplomatic tensions and doctrinal tests in Leo’s first Lent
Michael Haynes
Signs of dialogue in a pivotal week for the Vatican
Michael Haynes
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Michael Haynes
Schwarzenegger and Confession, and more returns to papal customs
Michael Haynes
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James Jeffrey
Seven children is a small family
Dominic Perrem
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Daisy-Mae Inglese
The return of Catholic clubland in London
Delphine Chui
The Catholic case for working from home
Portia Berry-Kilby
What does it mean to pray about a decision?
Kerri Christopher
We live by men’s rhythms, but God gave women their own
Delphine Chui
Rediscovering risk: Lessons from the parable of the talents
Declan J. Ganley
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Hamnet and the myth of the medieval witch
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet offers a poignant study of grief but replaces the religious world of Shakespeare’s England with a modern fantasy of pagan spirituality
Isobel Yuill
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Ezekiel: measurement and science help us to reach spiritual truths
Fr Patrick Pullicino
A homily on the temptation of Jesus
St John Chrysostom
Lent, lobster and the Orthodox example
Melanie McDonagh
Can I marry a non-Catholic? One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions
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Hamnet and the myth of the medieval witch
Chloé Zhao’s Hamnet offers a poignant study of grief but replaces the religious world of Shakespeare’s England with a modern fantasy of pagan spirituality
Isobel Yuill
A polymath in an age of midwitterry
James Bradbury
A windswept classic stripped of heaven and hell
Georgia L. Gilholy
Why we still read Tolkien
Fr Michael Halsall
Why beauty belongs at the heart of worship
Jan C. Bentz
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October/November 2025
Pope Leo: A Bridge-Builder
In his first months, Leo XIV looks like a listener: he calls synodality an attitude of openness, maintains Church teaching on marriage and sexuality, and signals cautious openness to broader Latin Mass celebration. The aim is less polarisation, deeper dialogue, a bridge builder who consults widely and will lead decisively.
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A Lost Chance for Ireland
Elites blocked Maria Steen’s candidacy, narrowing democracy and silencing Catholic conservatives’ voices.
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All Saints’ Eve
Halloween’s vigil confronts death with Christian hope, not fear or superstition today.
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AI: helping angel or diabolic machine?
Pope Leo’s warnings and hopes for AI, probing dignity, labour, justice, and Church responsibilities for governing algorithms.
John Cornwell
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Ken Craycraft
Sr Camilla and her merry band of nuns
Flora Watkins
Christianity is a civilising force in a polarised world
Niall Gooch
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Nick Ripatrazone
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