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Of course Christians disagree about politics
i am becoming increasingly resistant to those who claim a monopoly of christian virtue for their politics and causes. it used to be “how can...
Ann Widdecombe
The Amazon synod organisers are at odds with Pope Francis
in a recent interview granted to la stampa, pope francis spoke about the synod for the amazon, which will take place in october. the synod’s...
Fr Raymond de Souza
Big families will be the next target in the culture wars
eighteen months ago i was having lunch with a well-known columnist and contrarian, when conversation turned to predictions. in particular, w...
Colin Brazier
Diary: Prince Harry's new wokeness reminds me of John Lennon
"no way!" i shrieked. “absolutely not!” i had walked into the lounge on saturday afternoon, while my husband had been clearing out the spare...
Madeleine Teahan
Nigerian clergy are demanding change after a series of killings
last week, more than 200 priests of the catholic diocese of enugu, enugu state, south east nigeria, marched through the major streets in the...
The Catholic Herald
How the St Vincent de Paul Society has shifted its focus
the society of st vincent de paul (known in the us as the svdp) is one of america’s most beloved catholic charities. it has specialised in t...
Jane Stannus
Who decides on a child's 'best interests'?
in a few weeks' time the high court will hear an application from the parents of tafida raqeeb, a five-year-old muslim girl in a semi-comato...
Simon Caldwell
Rarely has a Vatican official spoken so bluntly on abuse
as spring 2019 turned into summer, journalists, media relations professionals and communications experts gathered for four days in st peters...
Christopher R. Altieri
World news: from Minneapolis to Mumbai
minneapolis knights of columbus volunteered for 76m hours the knights of columbus volunteered for 76 million hours and gave $185 million in ...
Staff writers
The week in quotations
"it is necessary not only to eliminate the nuclear threat by abolishing nuclear weapons, but at the same time to make all people richer in a...
Staff writers
Meanwhile: Incense shortage?
bad news for sacristans this week: we could be facing an incense crisis, as the number of boswellia trees plummets. as a report in the churc...
Staff writers
The best of the web: Cathedrals, the Elgin Marbles, and junk news
what cathedral installations reveal at father ed’s blog, fr ed tomlinson asked why anglican cathedrals are putting tourist attractions in th...
Staff writers
The week ahead: St Monica, passion play, Divine Mercy
august 27 is the feast of st monica, the mother of st augustine, whose prayers did so much to bring about his conversion. the diocese of wil...
Staff writers
Overlooked: Renewed pressure on Chinese priests
what happened? chinese clergy are coming under renewed pressure, despite the vatican’s attempts to find a middle ground, according to report...
Staff writers
The big story: US deportee dies in Iraq
what happened? jimmy aldaoud, a catholic who was deported to iraq despite never having lived there and speaking no arabic, has been found de...
Staff writers
August 16, 2019
The Catholic Herald
Divine understanding
we often hear biblical scholars speak of god’s self-emptying in the incarnation, of christ’s burying himself into anonymity, and of god’s pa...
Fr Ronald Rolheiser
The Catholic naval hero descended from St Thomas More
today he is little remembered. but admiral sir henry harwood made a crucial early contribution during the second world war: he injected a vi...
David Twiston Davies
Heretic of the week: Dolores Ibarruri
dolores ibarruri (1895-1989) – better known as la pasionaria – was an icon to the communists and socialists of the 1936-39 spanish civil war...
Charles Coulombe
Prize crossword 0605
cryptic across 7 house within diocese is retro brown (6) 8 nice fathers sacked in gorbachev’s plan for russian transport (6) 9 joint effort ...
Alun Evans
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