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The Galileo legend is of a spiteful, outdated Church. The reality is more complex
on trial for reason by maurice a finocchiaro oup, 289pp, £25/$32.95 june 22, 1633, was not the happiest of days for galileo galilei, though ...
Jonathan Wright
Catholics have new allies against the sexual revolution. That's a mixed blessing
the new politics of sex by stephen baskerville angelico, 408pp, £18/$25 it turns out religious traditionalists aren’t the only ones finding ...
The Catholic Herald
Inside the Vatican: a fascinating programme for anyone interested in cleaning
the bbc’s inside the vatican relies, we are told in its somewhat breathless publicity, on unprecedented access to the inner workings of the ...
Fr Alexander Lucie-Smith
The symphony isn't dead - it's entering a new golden age
next time you are listening to beethoven’s fifth symphony or mahler’s second, imagine what it would have been like to be there for the first...
The Catholic Herald
Letters: Why is the Church unable to resist radical sex education?
young catholics are turning the tide sir – i am writing in response to your cover story, “class struggle” (september 20). i believe that the...
The Catholic Herald
That sober Baptist Thomas Cook couldn't have imagined today's travellers
it took the collapse of the travel company thomas cook – with the many reports of british tourists stranded abroad, sometimes in dire s...
Mary Kenny
Think angels are nice but a bit boring? You couldn't be more wrong
at the beginning of the screwtape letters, cs lewis notes that the devil is equally pleased by two errors about him: an unhealthy obsession ...
The Catholic Herald
The most peaceful and prayerful liturgy I've ever known
the triumphant tour of the relics of st thérèse of lisieux showed that catholicism is alive and well in scotland. thousands came out to...
Tim Stanley
How to pray the Novena with Newman
all over the world, people are preparing to celebrate the canonisation of blessed john henry newman on sunday, october 13. this is a ti...
The Catholic Herald
When it comes to sermons, short is beautiful
i recently attended a weekly mass in my parish – to commemorate an important family occasion. my housekeeper came with me. being a big paris...
Quentin de la Bedoyere
Why ever more priests are declining to become bishops
this friday, september 27, william joensen will be ordained the new bishop of des moines, iowa. fr bill and i have taught together for more ...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Countdown to barbarism: time is running out to save a pro-life oasis
in her dystopian novel the children of men, pd james foresaw a united kingdom of mass infertility; where democracy decays as parliament is d...
David Alton
Tom Holland's Diary: Why I never finished the Camino
writing my most recent book felt rather like going on a pilgrimage. the theme of dominion: the making of the western mind , which came out e...
The Catholic Herald
Amid Israel's election turmoil, the Church is keeping a low profile
the recent general election in israel, the second this year, has confirmed the country’s political gridlock. veteran prime minister benjamin...
Jon Anderson
Eritrea's crackdown and the Church's dilemma
the showdown between the eritrean government and the catholic church shows no sign of abating. four catholic schools have been seized by the...
James Jeffrey
The iconoclastic senator winning admirers among 'post-liberal' Catholics
he is, according to the liberal blogger ed kilgore of new york magazine, “the face of the post-trump right”. and the iconoclastic misso...
Jordan Bloom
‘God wanted this’: the cult of John Bradburne goes from strength to strength
the huge and growing devotion to john bradburne is an indicator that the murdered franciscan missionary could well become zimbabwe’s first s...
Simon Caldwell
The Polish exodus from the UK could contribute to Catholic decline
many of the poles who moved to britain over the last 15 years are considering a return to their home country, according to recent reports. w...
Simon Caldwell
Why the German bishops are in such a hurry
tensions between rome and the german bishops are high at the moment, with repeated warnings from several high-ranking curial officials and o...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Alto Solimões to Asmara
buffalo poll: catholics hope bishop malone steps down an opinion poll has found widespread discontent with bishop richard malone of buffalo,...
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