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Words, hymns and moderation: Newman and the genius of English Catholicism
does the canonisation of st john henry newman mean approbation for something more than a single, splendid, sanctified life? does it celebrat...
Fr Raymond de Souza
The unprecedented scale of anti-Christian persecution in Asia
when an elderly christian woman in a village in india’s tamil nadu state was beaten by extremists, her attackers defended their actions by s...
John Pontifex
Diary: How my husband and I have survived TV fame
on monday my husband giles and i filmed gogglebox. what could be nicer than being paid (a small amount) to watch television in your own cosy...
The Catholic Herald
Priests and nuns are a common sight in the DRC's civil service
the code of canon law states that “clerics are forbidden to assume public offices which entail a participation in the exercise of civil powe...
Antoine Roger Lokongo
Most Polish bishops will be relieved by PiS's victory, but tensions remain
when poland’s law and justice party (pis) was returned to government on october 13, church leaders were cautious in their public comments. w...
Jonathan Luxmoore
A major US study suggests dogma is in decline
the united states is a “spiritual, but not religious” country, and getting more so, despite the best efforts of younger traditionalists. at ...
Jordan Bloom
Critics of Scotland's Catholic schools have forgotten the nation's history
the debate surrounding catholic schools in scotland is back. a former senior police officer, a famous football commentator and prominent fig...
The Catholic Herald
Fine words won't be enough to solve the Vatican's financial crisis
a fuller picture of the financial scandal rocking the vatican and making headlines around the world began to emerge at the end of last week ...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: Santiago to Sydney
washington, dc new mccarrick allegations emerge the ex-cardinal theodore mccarrick has been accused of sexual abuse by seven m...
Staff writers
Quotes of the week
"it has been the experience of a thousand lifetimes" melissa villalobos, who was miraculously healed by st john henry newman, ...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: Brexit prayers and a very pricey rosary
who deserves the credit – or if you prefer, the blame – for boris johnson’s brexit agreement with the european union? one tory mp suggests t...
Staff writers
The best of the web: A Jesuit empire, Newman's holy fear, an unexpected conversion
jesuit goals weren’t purely spiritual were jesuit missionaries religious or political? the answer is both, said samuel gregg a...
Staff writers
The week ahead: The synod, fallen-away Catholics and the artist's vocation
the amazon synod concludes on sunday. on saturday, the 185 synod delegates will vote on a final document, which will be based on the discuss...
Staff writers
The big story: Statues thrown in Tiber during synod’s final week
what happened? a catholic has thrown three controversial statues into rome’s river tiber, before posting a video of the incident onli...
Staff writers
It may be years before Vatican finances are truly reformed
once a year catholics are asked to contribute to a collection known as peter’s pence. they do so on the understanding that their donations w...
The Catholic Herald
October 25, 2019
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Grieving as a spiritual exercise
in a remarkable book, the inner voice of love, written while he was in a deep emotional depression, henri nouwen shares these words: the gre...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
Why preachers – and politicians – shouldn't speak from notes
i have been told that not so very long ago – certainly in my lifetime – if and when an mp read out his speech in parliament he would be gree...
Richard Ingrams
Heretic of the week: William J Seymour
william j seymour (1870-1922) was born in franklin, louisiana, to a former slave couple. although baptised catholic in his home town’s assum...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0615
cryptic across 7 after dissolute heir apparent’s wild spree, gets kicked out of iranian section (8) 8 bob in the old days with a mournf...
Alun Evans
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