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Summer reads recommended by the Catholic Herald (Part 1)
it’s that time of year again, hence we asked a number of the herald’s friends and contributors to share with readers those books, whether ol...
The Catholic Herald
Taking stock of the UK riots: Catholicism and the crisis of Anglo-Celtic identity
anti-immigrant riots in the united kingdom. election hysteria in the united states. both are symptoms of a crisis of anglo-celtic identity, ...
John Milbank
Cardinal cautions US Catholics on temptation to 'disengage from politics'; reminds them of 'duty' to participate and 'bring light to our nation'
cardinal joseph tobin had reminded us catholics of their duty to actively participate in the political process no matter how off putting the...
johnlavenburg
Saints upset people: the cause of World War II heroine Sybil Kathigasu
saints upset people. it is surely impossible to live a life of heroic virtue without igniting the wrath of the wicked. even the relatively g...
jamesroberts
Holy Land’s top Catholic turns to upcoming Feast of the Assumption after Israel’s latest military strike
the latin patriarch of jerusalem has issued an appeal for prayer during the upcoming feast of the assumption of mary in response to the late...
Elise Allen
Rise of AI is ‘evangelical moment’ for Catholicism: a time to endorse and resist
an expert in the realm of artificial intelligence describes the increasing prominence of ai an “evangelical moment” for catholicism, in whic...
johnlavenburg
Interview: Richard Demarco on the Church, the arts, and the Edinburgh Festival
the first time i interviewed richard demarco was in the late 1980s; we were walking up edinburgh’s royal mile during the festival. he sudden...
JamesHastings
Songs of Praise: when it comes to prayer, the Psalms provide something for everyone
the idols of the heathen are silver and gold, the work of men’s hands. they have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see no...
Fra Max Rumney
The Pontifical Academy for Life and the wisdom of perspective on end-of-life care
demonstrators pray for terri schiavo outside a courthouse in march 2005 . ap rome – hard cases, as the famous legal maxim holds, make bad la...
John L Allen
Sunday's Gospel: Jesus is the living bread, come down from heaven
anyone who eats this bread will live for ever; and the bread that i shall give is my flesh, for the life of the world. (john 6:51) it is har...
Fr David Howell
Something for everyone in 2025: looking ahead to next year's Jubilee
rome is getting ready for an invasion in 2025 – a peaceful invasion of 32 million pilgrims, according to the italian statistics office. shop...
Father Michael Collins
Pope Francis calls Chinese "a great people" and engages with criticisms of his papacy
rome – in a new interview with the jesuit province of china, pope francis expressed his desire to visit the country and spoke of his admirat...
Elise Allen
Hyper-sexualisation, 'trans'-formation and evangelisation: just your average summer of ideological sport
this summer has thrown up a festival of sport to watch and enjoy. part of the enjoyment flows from someone who represents you winning glory....
Gavin Ashenden
Young Catholic 'Rocky' TikToker who took on renowned Protestant theologian – and won
in the movie classic rocky a humble, poor, local boxer is picked to fight world heavyweight champion apollo creed – and wins against all the...
Heather Tomlinson
Vatican clarifies stance on patients in vegetative state; stays firm against euthanasia
the vatican’s academy for life has issued a new text on a series of bioethical issues, including the provision of food and hydration for pat...
Elise Allen
Statue of Virgin Mary destroyed by vandals at Westminster diocese church
a statue of the blessed virgin mary has been attacked by unidentified assailants at saint joseph’s catholic church in wembley and reduced to...
The Catholic Herald
Harrison Butker remains firm on value of motherhood in face of media pressure
the kansas city chiefs’ star kicker continues to be quizzed by sections of the us media over comments he made earlier this year during a may...
James Jeffrey
Vatican approves devotion to 16th-century Vailankanni Marian shrine in India
the vatican continues to make progress in wading through its backlog of requests for rulings on alleged marian apparitions and other spiritu...
Elise Allen
Planned Parenthood cuts back on NYC abortion services despite governor's massive subsidy
new york – following reports that planned parenthood will no longer provide abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy at its new york city locat...
johnlavenburg
Don’t despair at Last Supper parody: Paris still has a beating heart of faith
it’s hard to stand up in front of a sunday mass congregation and announce that in the coming week you’re going on pilgrimage to paris (and t...
Albert Robertson OP
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