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The murder of a priest raises fears for Syria's Christians
violence this month in syria has raised the spectre of renewed islamist persecution against christians, especially in the north-east&nb...
John Pontifex
Rob Flello: The Lib Dems deselected me - but they can't make me conform
it’s not quite the 200th anniversary of the roman catholic relief act of 1829, but it seems we’re almost back to the days when a catholic co...
Rob Flello
This election could be crucial for Catholic schools
as a religious community we value our partnership with the government in the provision of catholic education. it is a partnership which has ...
The Catholic Herald
Why Kenya's bishops are launching an anti-corruption campaign
kenya’s catholic bishops have embarked on a nationwide anti-corruption campaign. the campaign, called “let us break the chains of corruption...
Francis Njuguna
World news: from Santiago to Stoke-on-Trent
washington, dc paid family leave high on the agenda, says ivanka trump us politicians are moving towards giving increased support to familie...
Staff writers
Quotes of the Week
i pray that the destructive power of nuclear weapons will never be unleashed again in human history pope francis video message ahead of his ...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: A few new sins
the catechism may soon have a few more sins in it. pope francis has said that, inspired by final document of the amazon synod, he is conside...
Staff writers
The best of the web: Garbage City, 'drag kids', Aparecida
cairo’s ‘garbage people’ look to god in first things, matthew schmitz described cairo’s “garbage people”: christians who collect the city’s ...
Staff writers
The Week Ahead: Japan, Red Wednesday, Christ the King
pope francis arrives in japan on saturday november 23, on a visit whose theme is “protect all life”. he is expected to make a strong stateme...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Chinese bishop ‘on the run’ from police
what happened? a chinese bishop is reportedly “on the run” from police who are trying to force him to join a government-run organisat...
Staff writers
Big story: Bishops disagree over centrality of abortion
what happened? a debate over abortion has split the us bishops’ conference, with church leaders disagreeing over its relative importa...
Staff writers
Is Jesuit influence growing in the Church? Not necessarily
last week pope francis finally filled an important vatican post that has remained vacant since june 2017. the holy father named fr juan...
The Catholic Herald
Cranmer’s accidental gift to Catholics
last week i was the guest speaker at the semi-finals of the book of common prayer recital contest in kent. even one of the participants said...
Tim Stanley
The post-Vatican II civil war
in his new book, the irony of modern catholic history (basic books £25 / $30), george weigel traces the root of debates at the recent amazon...
George Weigel
Prince Andrew’s unanswered questions
many people watching prince andrew’s television interview at the weekend will have been thinking of the impact on the queen – watching the s...
Mary Kenny
Letters: William Oddie guided me to Rome
william oddie helped me on my path to rome sir – your insightful and moving obituary (november 15) of the former catholic herald editor dr w...
The Catholic Herald
How ‘flawless’ music is killing creativity
some years ago, i attended a live performance of berlioz’s titanic requiem, played by a combined ensemble comprising the city of birmingham ...
Peter Davison
An Egyptian extravaganza that costs an arm and a leg
the tutankhamun exhibition at the saatchi gallery, near london’s sloane square, is on its third stop on a 10-country tour. it’s the last tim...
David V Barrett
The city where the Crusaders’ dream died
the accursed tower by roger crowley, yale, 256pp, £20/$28 the press release that accompanied this attractive hardback asked whether this boo...
The Catholic Herald
The sweet, neglected pastures of Latin
long live latin by nicola gardini, profile, 256pp, £14.99/$26 is latin still alive? yes, there are some intellectuals like benedict xvi who ...
Harry Mount
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