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The fire that remakes
The Church’s great mystics understood that the Holy Spirit does not preserve complacency, but breaks open the soul in order to renew it
Gavin Ashenden
In Yeats’s bee-loud glade
In the hives of rural Galway, one beekeeper has found a living lesson in providence, stewardship and the quiet wisdom of the natural order
Declan J. Ganley
Why Catholics should sing together again
Music has become increasingly passive in modern life, but the folk tradition offers Catholics a way to recover shared culture and fellowship through singing together
David Hahn
How the monasteries made Britain
Joseph Kelly's 'Long Reign of Silence' argues that monasteries shaped Britain's learning, government and culture – and that their destruction transformed the nation
Jan C. Bentz
The human cost of Colorado’s abortion regime
The death of a Colorado teenager following a second-trimester abortion has reignited debate over whether unrestricted abortion laws truly serve women’s health and safety
Jacqueline O'Hara
Former Jesuit superior calls for more women in church leadership roles
The former German Jesuit provincial argues that women remain too restricted in Church leadership
Thomas Colsy
Cardinal warns Church is in a ‘deep crisis’
Cardinal Kasper’s intervention comes as the German Church continues to face falling Mass attendance, vocations and membership
Thomas Colsy
Henry Nowak and the limits of secular idealism
The modern obsession with racism rests upon a flawed understanding of human nature, while Christianity offers a more demanding ethic centred on the love of neighbour
Gavin Ashenden
French churches suffer fresh attacks
A church in Lot-et-Garonne was damaged over Pentecost weekend as Catholics warn of a continuing pattern of vandalism against places of worship
Thomas Colsy
One in four Gen Z women may never have children, Irish study warns
A new Iona Institute paper forecasts that almost one in four Irish Gen Z women could reach 45 without having children if current trends continue
The Catholic Herald
Radio Maria England relaunches under new name
The Catholic broadcaster says its new name reflects a growing mission to serve listeners across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
The Catholic Herald
New law would require priests to break seal of Confession
The French Bishops’ Conference has urged parliamentarians to reject a proposed law that would require clergy to report information heard in Confession
Thomas Colsy
The dangers of AI in a decadent society
The greatest cultural threat posed by artificial intelligence may not be job losses or misinformation, but the erosion of the time and discipline needed for genuine human creativity
Patrick Neve
The Copts, the SSPX, and what everyone missed about Leo this week
While attention has focused on Leo XIV’s first encyclical, a series of significant developments have offered further clues about the direction of his pontificate
Michael Haynes
Xi refuses to concede on Jimmy Lai case in Trump talks
President Donald Trump said he was “not optimistic” after pressing Xi Jinping to release the imprisoned Catholic pro-democracy campaigner
Thomas Colsy
Neocatechumenal Way marks 60 years with Mass in Madrid
The Pope said evangelisation is a fundamental task of the whole Church and urged renewed missionary commitment
The Catholic Herald
St Boniface: the Englishman who became the Apostle of Germany
St Boniface became one of the most influential missionaries of the early medieval Church, helping to establish and strengthen Christianity across the German lands
Andrew Cusack
Dear Father: Should eulogies be permitted at funeral Masses?
The Church’s teaching on funeral Masses helps explain why eulogies can be pastorally and liturgically problematic
The Herald Chaplain
Martyrs, suffering and the bread of life
From St Justin Martyr to Corpus Christi, the Church’s calendar teaches us how to give ourselves to God
Magnificat
Man wakes after botched euthanasia
After having been pronounced dead, a patient woke up after a botched euthanasia attempt
The Catholic Herald
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