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Why Iraq's Christians are toning down the festivities
the leader of iraq’s largest christian community has scrapped christmas parties, trees, receptions and other festivities “out of respect” fo...
John Pontifex
Australia's religious freedom bill still contains glaring omissions
the long-awaited second draft of the australian religious discrimination bill was released on december 11 after the first in august received...
Natasha Marsh
2019 was dominated by scandal – but there were glimmers of light
this has been a tough year for the us church. the abuse crisis has once again dominated the headlines. the year began with the dismissal fro...
Jordan Bloom
The Pope's Ignatian reflection on nativity scenes is well worth a read
if you have a little time this season, consider picking up and reading – really reading – pope francis’s apostolic letter admirabile signum,...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Buenos Aires to Bhopal
sacramento six california dioceses subpoenaed the office of california’s attorney general has informed six dioceses that they will be issued...
Staff writers
Meanwhile
if you get restless about the length of homilies, just be thankful it’s not worse. a new survey suggests that catholic priests give the brie...
Staff writers
The best of the web
a golden age for films about christianity we live in a golden age of films about religious belief, declared philip jenkins in the christian ...
Staff writers
The week ahead
midnight mass at st peter’s basilica will take place on december 24 at 9:15pm. celebrated by pope francis, it usually attracts a congregatio...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Vatican pro-life chief: I would hold hand in assisted suicide
what happened? the head of the vatican’s pro-life academy has said that he would hold the hand of someone who chose to die in an assisted su...
Staff writers
Big Story: 'Papabile' Cardinal Tagle given Vatican post
what happened? pope francis has appointed cardinal luis antonio tagle of manila to a senior post, in a move some observers see as an endorse...
Staff writers
Friendship with God was inconceivable until Christ's birth
it is often said that you cannot turn the clock back. in a sense, however, the church does just that in her liturgy, in which we are inserte...
Fr Julian Large
December 20, 2019
The Catholic Herald
Divided? Yes. But there's plenty of kindness and optimism in the UK
during the general election campaign, an american journalist from the new york times paid an extensive visit to britain, and reported back t...
Mary Kenny
Justice and charity – revisited
we’re all familiar, i suspect, with the difference between justice and charity. charity is giving away some of your time, energy, resources ...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
The nation saying yes to babies
one of the most striking policies of the government of hungary, under its controversial prime minister, viktor orbán, is that it encourages ...
Melanie McDonagh
Heretic of the week: Reinhold Niebuhr
reinhold niebuhr (1892–1971) was born in missouri to an immigrant german couple. his father was a minister in the state church of prussia, i...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0623
cryptic across 1 classical hero, dubious bell-hop, nero sacked (11) 8 moral tale of freight train wreck this morning’s adults only (4,9) 10 ...
Alun Evans
Mass readings
ordinary form divine office week iii sunday, december 15 : the third sunday of advent is 35:1-6a, 10; ps 146; jas 5:7-10; mt 11:2-11 mo...
The Catholic Herald
How to… Join a Confraternity of the Cord
confraternities of the cord are ancient associations of catholics who wear cords, cinctures or belts in devotion to a saint whom they wish t...
The Catholic Herald
Gaudete Sunday is a glimpse of the joy that lies ahead
the third sunday of advent is nicknamed “gaudete sunday” from the first word of the entrance chant, or introit: rejoice! today we relax slig...
Fr John Zuhlsdorf
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