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EDITORIAL: The telling outcome of the latest round of red-hat roulette
the holy father has done it again: 21 new prelates of his liking to be made cardinals on 8 december. by this stage of the francis papacy the...
The Catholic Herald
‘Shema Yisrael!’ Footage of 7 October attack finally aired by BBC showed God at His finest and worst
human error and evil being what they are, surely each and every day throughout the 365-day year must likely mark some terrible tragedy from ...
James Jeffrey
Lebanon caught by political and economic interests working against peace, warns Maronite bishop
a lebanese prelate has decried political and economic forces that prevent peace from being achieved in the middle east, as the one-year anni...
Elise Allen
The Body of Christ: The Eucharistic Congress and the fraternity it provides
the theme for the 53rd international eucharistic congress in ecuador last month was “fraternity to heal the world”. the gathering promises s...
The Catholic Herald
Timothy Radcliffe OP named cardinal in latest round of Pope's red-hat handouts
rome – pope francis on sunday announced a consistory in december for the creation of 21 new cardinals from all over the world, representing ...
Elise Allen
Franken v Francis: protests planned in Rome after Pope rules out women deacons
rome – referring to the handling of questions about the role of women in the church at the current synod of bishops on synodality as “catast...
Elise Allen
REVIEW: The Commandant's Shadow – A deeply moving walk of shame
if you saw the zone of interest last year – the extraordinary film based on a novel by martin amis – about the family life of rudolf höss, t...
Julia Hamilton
Death at the hands of the state: MPs push for broader access ahead of assisted-dying Bill
london - scores of mps are pushing for broader access to assisted suicide ahead of the introduction of a bill to legalise the practice. they...
Simon Caldwell
Conservative or liberal, right or left? Speaking Catholic with Pope Francis
rome – a few days ago, pope francis said something which, ironically, his most ferocious critics on the far catholic right likely would be t...
John L Allen
Painful perfection: in Jesus we see the transfiguration of inevitable human suffering
as it was his purpose to bring a great many of his sons into glory, it was appropriate that god, for whom everything exists and through whom...
Fr David Howell
Two-Step Devil by Jamie Quatro is full of surprises
although her fiction was jarring and memorable, flannery o’connor’s nonfiction is also rich: replete with sharp insights about culture and c...
Nick Ripatrazone
Month of the Holy Rosary: praying the beads in the company of Our Lady herself
october is the second of two months each year dedicated to the blessed virgin mary, with the feast of our lady of the rosary falling on 7 oc...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Highways and byways to fascinate Catholics, with Fr Nicholas Schofield as guide
for anyone thinking of having a holiday somewhere in england i have only one message to impart: take this book with you. inspired by the “hi...
Alicia Godfrey
Randazzo from the Synod: "niche issues" like women's ordination are a Western obsession
rome – participants in this month’s synod of bishops on synodality, who were chosen by the vatican to take part in a news conference friday,...
Elise Allen
'Heartbreaking' scenes in North Carolina in the wake of Hurricane Helene
new york – a week after the remnants of hurricane helene swept through the western part of north carolina, monsignor patrick winslow said ev...
johnlavenburg
Review – Let These Things Be Written, by Fiona Whyte
let these things be written fiona whyte eye books, 384 pages, £9.99 there are shades of the opening scenes of mary renault’s the persian boy...
Sarah McConnell
Starmer rushes to legalise assisted suicide as MP pledges Bill within weeks
a labour mp is to introduce a bill on assisted suicide within weeks amid claims that the prime minister wants a law in place by christmas. k...
Simon Caldwell
Belgium summons papal nuncio to complain of Pope's 'unacceptable' remarks about abortion
rome – belgium’s prime minister has announced that he will summon the vatican’s ambassador to protest remarks on abortion by pope francis at...
The Catholic Herald
The curious linguistic dynamics of the nascent synodal Church
the synodal church 2.0 is under way. it is a process of ecclesial discovery that will be held in secret sessions. the secrecy has only serve...
Gavin Ashenden
Obituary: Michael Ancram, 1945-2024
born on 7 july 1945, the 13th marquess of lothian (previously better known as michael ancram) was educated by the benedictines at ampleforth...
The Catholic Herald
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