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Celebrations to mark 400th anniversary of St Peter’s Basilica announced
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Traditional Latin Mass offered outside Planned Parenthood in San Francisco
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International legal scholars warn against introduction of abortion into Luxembourg’s constitution
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Between a rock and a hard place: papal authority, obedience and the limits of infallibility
Rejecting both progressive hyper-papalism and reactionary despair requires a sober grasp of what the Church does and does not teach infallibly
Thomas Colsy
Bishop Schneider responds to Cardinal Fernández
Niwa Limbu
Holy See declines to join Board of Peace
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From Rome to the cosmos
Declan J. Ganley
Can I marry a non-Catholic? One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions
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The return of Catholic clubland in London
Delphine Chui
A Sermon for Ash Wednesday
St Francis de Sales
St Leo the Great on the true meaning of Lent
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New York’s socialist mayor gives Catholics the finger
Jacqueline O'Hara
Taking up arms: Lent as spiritual combat
David Hahn
The Catholic case for working from home
Portia Berry-Kilby
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The return of Catholic clubland in London
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Taking up arms: Lent as spiritual combat
David Hahn
‘The mystic chords of memory’ in a divided America
Ken Craycraft
Lent reminds us of the bad news of Christianity
Clement Harrold
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Signs of dialogue in a pivotal week for the Vatican
Michael Haynes
Is Cardinal Fernández the real source of tensions in the SSPX and Vatican standoff?
Michael Haynes
Schwarzenegger and Confession, and more returns to papal customs
Michael Haynes
Fake news, papal trips and a return to tradition
Michael Haynes
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The return of Catholic clubland in London
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The Catholic case for working from home
Portia Berry-Kilby
What does it mean to pray about a decision?
Kerri Christopher
Rapper uses platform to speak out against abortion law
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Ascension and Fr Columba collaborate to create Crux: a Lenten journey of surrender
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Evidence of 400 sex-selective abortions as Britain’s largest abortion provider claims practice not illegal
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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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From Rome to the cosmos
As humanity turns its gaze towards Mars and beyond, the Catholic Church must ask what its mission might be in the exploration of space
Declan J. Ganley
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Can I marry a non-Catholic? One of the Herald’s chaplains answers your questions
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Sanctifying the year: the forgotten wisdom of the Ember Days
Joseph Shaw
A Sermon for Ash Wednesday
St Francis de Sales
St Leo the Great on the true meaning of Lent
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From Bach to Sondheim: why great music still matters
Michael White reflects on recent performances of Bach, James MacMillan, Bernstein and Sondheim, and on how great music still illuminates the human search for meaning
Michael White
The bishop of television: Fulton Sheen and the road to beatification
Thomas Edwards
The rule of life Christ gave the world
James Bradbury
St Thomas Aquinas and TikTok
Fr Gavan Jennings
What Siegfried Sassoon still teaches us about war and conscience
Anthony McCarthy
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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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Elites blocked Maria Steen’s candidacy, narrowing democracy and silencing Catholic conservatives’ voices.
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Halloween’s vigil confronts death with Christian hope, not fear or superstition today.
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Sr Camilla and her merry band of nuns
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