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Mixed reactions to Vatican 'Trial of the Century': will anyone actually go to jail?
rome – after a staggering total of 30 months, 85 hearings stretching over some 600 courtroom hours, 69 witnesses and almost 150,000 pages of...
John L Allen
'Senseless' attacks in Gaza: Christians shot and killed at Holy Family Church
on saturday the latin patriarchate of jerusalem issued a statement that confirmed that a member of the israeli defence force (idf) had shot ...
The Catholic Herald
Becciu guilty: sentenced to five-and-a-half-years imprisonment by Vatican court
rome – in the long-awaited denouement of the vatican’s “trial of the century,” which has been seen widely as a litmus test of pope francis’s...
John L Allen
Hidden genius: celebrating the obscure Pesellino at the National Gallery in London
how many people had heard of francesco di stefano before london’s national gallery decided to stage a mini-exhibition of his work? better kn...
Serenhedd James
Has Ireland's abortion clamour contributed to another mismanaged sepsis death?
an irish teenager died in university hospital limerick due to delays in recognising and treating sepsis, the sunday independent repor...
Dubhaltach O Reachtnin
The poetry of Christmas trees
nick ripatrazone explores seasonal lines by poets elizabeth bishop, wb yeats, james merrill and denise levertov. in one of her most fa...
Nick Ripatrazone
A History of the Catholic Church, by Piers Paul Read
a history of the catholic church piers paul read meid, £25, 560 pages piers paul read – veteran novelist, historian and biographer – has pro...
Serenhedd James
Mercy strikes again: the unjust treatment of Cardinal Burke
rome - the cardinals are originally, and still ceremonially, the clergy of the church of rome: the bishops of the suffragan dioceses, the pa...
Diana Montagna
Pope appoints Clifton priest as next Bishop of Plymouth
pope francis has appointed a clifton priest as the next bishop of plymouth. canon christopher whitehead will be consecrated as the 10th bish...
Simon Caldwell
Police investigate Pope's surgeon for alleged fabrication of medical records
rome – a surgeon who has twice operated on pope francis is under investigation for falsifying hospital records. the italian daily la stampa ...
The Catholic Herald
Scottish Catholic group lambasts ‘world's most extreme’ abortion ‘buffer zone’ legislation
a new bill in the scottish parliament to introduce “safe access zones” around abortion centres has scottish catholics deeply concerned, and ...
The Catholic Herald
Exclusive Interview: author and historian Adam Zamoyski on Napoleon Bonaparte, the Enlightenment, the Catholic Church and Poland
adam zamoyski is a british historian of polish origin. he has written numerous highly acclaimed books, including poland: a history, and holy...
Anthony McCarthy
Pope has chosen where he wants to be buried
pope francis addressed concerns about his health in a recent interview while discussing plans for his own funeral and burial in a different ...
The Catholic Herald
Scattering ashes still contentious: Vatican maintains ban but approves preservation in ‘sacred places’
rome – in response to a new set of dubia , or doubts, on the catholic church’s cremation practices, the vatican’s doctrinal office has...
Elise Allen
Are young scientists changing their minds about God?
contrary to the prevalent notion that science stands at odds with religion, younger scientists are more open to the concept of a higher spir...
Tom Colsy
Lionel Johnson: Poetry and Prose, by Robert Asch
celebrating a lost victorian voice. lionel johnson: poetry and prose robert asch saint austin press, £29.99, 544 pages when lionel johnson w...
Jane Cooper
A heart in search of God: walking to deepen our faith
phil mccarthy writes of the inspiration for his founding pilgrim ways, a project of walking pilgrimages in england and wales. over half a ce...
Phil McCarthy
Resting my weary feet on the Cammino di San Benedetto
mary fisher discovers the physical and mental trials of walking the cammino di san benedetto. "to be deep in history is to cease to be prote...
Mary Fisher
Reasons to visit Jordan
jane roberts explores a number of christian pilgrimage sites in the kingdom of jordan. jordan is a predominantly sunni muslim country; howev...
Jane Roberts
Christian minority killed and dying due to Gaza conflict
the israel-hamas conflict has claimed the lives of 22 people from among the roughly 1,000 christians living in gaza. an airstrike killed 17 ...
The Catholic Herald
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