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It's time Pope Francis learned the dangers of careless talk
the pope is christ’s vicar on earth, the spiritual head of the church. but this pope can also be humanly indiscreet and imprudent. francis h...
The Catholic Herald
US synod report highlights 'tensions' expressed by American Catholics
new york – to address noticeable tensions, american catholics want church leaders to foster unity through promoting interculturality and gre...
johnlavenburg
Zoraya ter Beek deserved doctors who cherished her life as precious
reports have emerged that zoraya ter beek, a young woman from the netherlands, died on 22 may by euthanasia. she was 29 years old...
BeatriceScudeler
Nuncio to Kenya says secular West is 'self-absorbed' and has 'lost its vigour'
yaoundé, cameroon – archbishop hubertus van megen, the vatican representative in kenya, blames the receding church in europe on the continen...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
The Catholicism and Catholic churches of the North Riding of Yorkshire
the north riding of yorkshire (technically abolished on 1 april 1974) is predominantly a beautiful rural area. it stretches from beyond hawe...
Michael Hodges
Vatican issues apology on Pope’s behalf over offence caused by reports of ‘faggotry’ slang use
after reports circulated internationally about pope francis appearing to use a crude italian slang term to refer to homosexuality in catholi...
Elise Allen
National Service proposal is a sad sign of our times that is unfair on the young and anti-Catholic in nature
with the uk's election campaign underway after the announcement by the prime minister of a 4 july date for voting, the proposal by the torie...
Laura Perrins
Pope uses 'crude' Italian slang to criticise gay culture in seminaries
the vatican’s pr machine has swung into action following reports that the pope used a crude slang term in reference to the prevalence of hom...
John L Allen
Pilgrimage to Chartres: Tens of thousands travel to celebrate the Traditional Latin Mass
over the recent whitsun weekend i, along with more than 20,000 other pilgrims, descended upon the city of chartres, in a walking pilgrimage ...
James Bogle
'Dark day' for Pakistan's Christians after mob attack
mumbai – a may 25 attack on christians in north-central pakistan by an enraged muslim mob, accusing a christian man of having defaced the qu...
Ngala Chimton / Crux
Editorial - Compared to Catholicism, what exactly is 'Cultural Christianity'?
this month's magazine cover issue is the prospect of britain’s first avowedly atheist prime minister after the uk general election on 4 july...
The Catholic Herald
Hidden Faces at the Met: what the other side of the picture reveals
a friend working at the metropolitan museum in manhattan said recently that she had been instructed never to mention religion – an astoundin...
James MacGuire
The simplest doctrine in the world?: Explaining the Trinity doesn’t have to be difficult
ask a catholic priest which sunday is the most daunting one to preach on, then there’s a good chance he’ll say trinity sunday. there are two...
Fr Robert Verrill OP
A busy week in Rome: World Children's Day, China, Palestine and a distinct lack of taxis
rome – sometimes a week on the vatican beat doesn’t offer up one grand narrative, but instead supplies a series of vignettes illustrating th...
John L Allen
Who will hold the keys of St Peter next? The ups and downs of expertise
while american journalist david von drehle has enjoyed a highly distinguished career, including stints with both the washington post and tim...
John Allen
Pope Francis's latest book: reflections on history and moments of clarity
just over three years ago i wrote a piece for the herald called “ the battle of the papal biographers ” (march 2021). in it i noted that sin...
Serenhedd James
Cardinal Fernández battles to fix rift with Copts over gay blessings document
rome – the vatican’s doctrinal chief has held talks with the coptic leader to heal the rift caused by rome's decision to provide non-liturgi...
The Catholic Herald
Problems with the Vatican's new norms for vetting supernatural phenomena
one of the most compelling attractions of catholicism is the immersion in the supernatural. the church birthed with the miracle of the resur...
Gavin Ashenden
The Acts of the Spirit: A dramatic sequel to the Gospels, with St Stephen to the fore
throughout the easter season we read large chunks of the acts of the apostles, and this month we celebrate two of the events related therein...
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
Carlo Acutis will be canonised after second miracle recognised
pope francis has recognised a miracle attributed to the intercession of blessed carlo acutis and today signed a decree which paves the way f...
The Catholic Herald
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