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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
Concessionary and Catholic-ish: Vance and Walz gave US voters a striking alternative to what they are used to
jd vance gave an accomplished performance at last night’s debate, with even democrat politican pete buttigieg describing it as “polished”. f...
Thomas Edwards
Archdiocese of Southwark releases recordings by cathedral choirs to boost musical passion in Catholic schools
a series of much-loved hymns performed by the various choirs of st george's cathedral in southwark have been released as part of an effort t...
The Catholic Herald
Diary by Sir Edward Leigh: Life in UK Parliament as a traditional Catholic
nothing concentrates the mind like the prospect of a hanging, as that good tory, doctor johnson, put it. one of the healthiest aspects of br...
Sir Edward Leigh
JD Vance releases prayer he drew on before vice-presidential debate
jd vance has published a prayer that was sent to him by a priest before he went on stage for the vice-presidential debate on 1 october in ne...
James Jeffrey
Synod opens with a ‘No’ to women deacons
the final session of the synod of bishops on synodality has opened with a “no” regarding the possibility of women deacons presently, though ...
Elise Allen
The Holy Father’s trip to Far East reflected both his mission and reluctance to slow down
when 87-year-old pope francis boarded ita airways flight az4001 – that, by the way, is always the designation for a pope’s outbound fli...
John Allen
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