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Could Archbishop Gänswein be made papal nuncio to Baltic states?
rome – rumors set in motion this week by a journalist close to pope francis, elisabetta piqué of argentina’s la nacion , suggest the pontiff...
John Allen
Escaping the darkness by accepting 'the beauty of the light'
"their joy was so great that they still could not believe it" (luke 24:41) in sunday’s gospel, the risen jesus’s disciples do not believe in...
Fr David Howell
The cynical politics (and politicians) endorsing assisted dying and abortion
this is a bleak time to be pro-life. the holistic vision of human life from conception to natural death as being invested with dignity and w...
The Catholic Herald
The astonishing Fourth Gospel: teasing out the narrative of the one we call John
i hesitate to call the fourth gospel “john’s gospel”, since there is no reliable sign that john had anything to do with its authorship. it i...
Fr Henry Wansbrough OSB
‘Something has gone truly, terribly wrong’: the latest outbreak of anti-Semitism in Britain
the atrocities committed by hamas on 7 october 2023 and the subsequent israeli invasion of gaza mark a turning point not just in the fraught...
David Abulafia
ON PILGRIMAGE WITH...Fr David Howell, a priest of the Archdiocese of Southwark who is also studying canon law in Rome
where would you go? to see the image of our lady of guadalupe in mexico city, after travelling to latin america via transatlantic ship. it w...
The Catholic Herald
Italian regulator pulls 'blasphemous' crisps advert from the airwaves
italian regulators have pulled a “blasphemous” television advert in which nuns are offered crisps instead of consecrated hosts during a mass...
Simon Caldwell
Bishop elect of Dunkeld in Scotland dies shortly before ordination service; last week he went to Lourdes to pray for his new diocese
the bishop-elect of dunkeld in scotland has died two weeks before his ordination service that was due to occur on 27 april. only last w...
The Catholic Herald
US cardinal says ‘Dignitas Infinita’ clarifies that LGBTQ Catholics are loved but the Church’s moral teachings still apply
rome – cardinal wilton gregory of washington, dc, has praised the new vatican document on human dignity as a “welcome summation” of church t...
Elise Allen
British archbishop visiting Vietnam to help Vatican rebuild diplomatic ties
liverpool-born archbishop paul richard gallagher, the vatican's secretary for relations with states and international organisations, is curr...
Simon Caldwell
British Catholic bishops highlight ‘grave violations’ of human dignity scarring modern world
the catholic bishops' conference of england and wales has welcomed the vatican’s declaration on human dignity for highlighting an issue...
The Catholic Herald
'Dignitas Infinita' is a commendable rebuttal to secular human rights manipulation – but that won't stop the declaration being used by its antagonists to create more waffle
dignitas infinita. the latin for “infinite dignity”. the dicastery for the doctrine of the faith’s new declaration on human dig...
Dualta Roughneen
Abortion can never be a fundamental right, bishops warn EU politicians
the bishops of the european union have reiterated their firm opposition ahead of the upcoming vote on 11 april in brussels on whether to inc...
The Catholic Herald
Stop just blaming mobile phones for children’s despair: Parents bringing up children without God isn’t helping either
concerns and platitudes about mental health is all the rage for children these days. over the years, with my three older children at school,...
Laura Perrins
INTERVIEW: Bishop-elect of Clifton talks about marriage, parenting in a secular world, the pressures faced by priests and much more, including the Church's greatest asset
pope francis appointed rev. canon bosco macdonald as the tenth bishop of clifton on 14 march 2024. it followed the pope on the same day ...
The Catholic Herald
A Nicaraguan exile on a dictatorship that oppresses both the Catholic Church and a Miss Universe winner
sat at a desk in an office close to westminster cathedral, juan sebastián chamorro appears every inch a distinguished politician. he is a we...
Simon Caldwell
The Temple Mount encapsulates the tragedy of religious conflict today
easter is a good time to reflect on what the temple mount means for the three abrahamic faiths, especially in the wake of the 7 october atta...
Anthony McCarthy
Vatican's new declaration praised for transcending liberal and conservative perspectives to tackle ‘modern misconceptions’ on human dignity
many liberals and conservatives appear to be both applauding or denouncing the vatican’s latest doctrinal document on human dignity for its ...
johnlavenburg
Helping young people escape the ‘social media trap’
in hindsight the covid pandemic was the world’s most extensive experiment to settle a centuries-old question that has befuddled scientists a...
ralphschoellhammer
Vatican condemns 'gender theory' in new doctrinal document
the vatican has condemned gender ideology in a document published 8 april. the new declaration dignitas infinita on human dignity from the v...
Elise Allen
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