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The healthy, effective and ethical alternative to IVF
flora watkins asked the question “shouldn’t the church reconsider ivf?” in the may 2024 issue of the catholic herald . quite a few readers d...
SariPontifex
Pope lets slip that Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati 'will be a saint soon’
the pope has revealed that blessed pier giorgio frassati will “be a saint soon” after he strayed from a speech he was giving at the vatican ...
The Catholic Herald
Lord Mayor welcomes Japanese Royal couple to Westminster Abbey
london’s city of westminster took centre stage for the official state visit to the uk by emperor naruhito and empress masako of japan. the l...
The Catholic Herald
US archbishop calls for calm amid increasingly fraught political atmosphere
amid a tense political climate both on capitol hill in the us capitol and among voters across the country, one of the nation's leading bisho...
johnlavenburg
Potential pitfalls of Catholic Parish Summit’s evangelising spirit
if anyone is not familiar with the catholic parish summit, or the catholic ministry “divine renovation” that hosted the event, it was an int...
Heather Tomlinson
Devastating toll to self-esteem that pro-choice sloganeers rarely discuss
recently, the comedienne grace campbell wrote in the observer : “i am obviously pro-choice. i say obviously, not because i assume you know w...
Anthony McCarthy
Ordinations increase in France as country continues to buck secular trends
the number of french priests being ordained in 2024 has exceeded 2023's numbers as france continues to baffle when it comes to secular trend...
James Jeffrey
Archdiocese of St. Louis releases report on clergy's use of slaves
the archdiocese of st. louis has released a report into the use of slavery among its clergy during the pre-civil war era. the report identif...
johnlavenburg
Bicentenary of first sermon by one of the greatest preachers in modern times: St John Henry Newman
two hundred years ago, on wednesday 23 june 1824, john henry newman preached his first sermon. not in oxford but seventeen miles north in th...
Paul Shrimpton
Churches and synagogues targeted in terrorist attack in southern Russia
two orthodox churches and two synagogues were targeted in what appears to have been a coordinated terrorist attack in southern russia timed ...
The Catholic Herald
Our prisons are in crisis: our new government must act
by any objective measure, our prisons are in crisis. inspection reports reveal unacceptable conditions with reports of vermin, violence, sel...
Andy Keendowns
Vatican comms chief defends Rupnik art remaining on website
the head of the vatican’s communications department had defended his office’s continued use of art by marko rupnik, who is accused of multip...
Crux Staff
Why France's Catholics are turning to Marine Le Pen
the french are not known for being fans of american ways. but their voting patterns, especially among catholics, are becoming more similar w...
Gavin Mortimer
On the Record: recommended listening for Corpus Christi and Ss Peter & Paul
proclaimed before the gospel on the feast of corpus christi, lauda sion is one of the four medieval sequences that remain in annual use. the...
Alex Hodgkinson
Pope pays respects to his late confessor and praises Franciscan order
at the weekend the pope made an unexpected trip across rome to pay his respects to a franciscan priest who died last week and had been the p...
Crux Staff
A bittersweet correspondence between Rainer Maria Rilke and his gardener friend
nick ripatrazone looks at letters around a garden by rainer maria rilke, written to his close friend antoinette, a gardener, a century ago. ...
Nick Ripatrazone
‘Little Englishmen’ in Portugal: a new book about the English College at Lisbon
the english college at lisbon 1622-1972 , by simon johnson gracewing, £25, 272 pages the relationship between britain and portugal is often ...
Deacon Stephen Morgan
Across the Thames: a new book about Southwark but not much about its Catholics
liberty over london bridge: a history of the people of southwark by margaret willes yale university press, £20, 304 pages the dead are inter...
Andrew Cusack
Music for the Masses: The process of writing music to draw out and illuminate the sacred text
when the church chooses to renew its historic position as a patron of the arts by commissioning new sacred music for the liturgy, a composer...
Frank La Rocca
Body and soul: a selection of music to celebrate Corpus Christi and Ss Peter & Paul
proclaimed before the gospel on the feast of corpus christi, lauda sion is one of the four medieval sequences that remain in annual use. the...
Alex Hodgkinson
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