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Should opera stars perform Christmas songs?
Opera often translates to overblown vocalising which clashes with the essence of Christmas carols
Ben Ivrey
Interview: Cardinal Burke on the liturgy, Christmas, and the conclave
In a Christmas Day interview, Cardinal Raymond Leo Burke speaks about the conclave, the liturgy, and why young Catholics are turning towards tradition
Jan C. Bentz
Two nativities, one truth: a careful reading of Matthew and Luke
The Christmas story most of us know is a harmonised retelling. A closer reading of Matthew and Luke reveals two distinct, carefully constructed infancy narratives
Fr Richard Ounsworth OP
The sound of the season: choirs, carols, and moral memory
As Advent gives way to Christmas, Britain’s choral tradition reaches its annual peak — from Handel’s Messiah and festive carols to music shaped by war, witness, and faith
Michael White
The mince pie as an act of resistance
Mince pies are not just seasonal indulgences. They are relics of medieval Catholic England, survivors of Reformation iconoclasm, and quiet witnesses to a long struggle over faith
Thomas Colsy
Summoning the Christmas spirit
The Christmas classics worth returning to are those that still take faith seriously
Julia Hamilton
Mary’s fiat and the revolution hidden in the Creed
As the Church marks 1,700 years of the Nicene Creed, one clause still carries radical force: God chose to enter history through the free consent of a young woman
Cherie Blair
Christmas in Gaza
Despite a ceasefire and talk of progress, Christian clergy in Gaza describe a territory still trapped between war and peace
The Catholic Herald
It’s okay to grieve at Christmas
Samantha Smith reflects on grief and loss at the time of Christ’s arrival
Samantha Smith
In the bleak midwinter
Gatherings of family and friends at Christmas can be complicated, as these two well-known stories relate
Bonnie Lander Johnson
Cardinal Müller on dialogue, tradition and the Church’s internal tensions
The former doctrinal prefect questions whether Rome applies its language of openness consistently, particularly towards traditional Catholics
The Catholic Herald
The Nativity stories forshadowed
The apocryphal gospels tell strange tales of the boy Jesus. The canonical Gospels do something far more demanding — and far more true
Henry Wansborough
Jimmy Lai should be recognised as a martyr
At 78, sick and imprisoned for his beliefs, Jimmy Lai faces what may amount to a death sentence for exercising freedom of conscience
Benedict Rogers
The false choice between woke censorship and free speech absolutism
Caught between free speech absolutism and growing state censorship, Catholics are often told they must choose a side. But the Christian tradition offers a deeper account of freedom
David Hahn
Holy day or holiday? A history of Christmas traditions
From the Nativity to Santa Claus, Christmas traditions reveal a feast shaped by faith, folklore, and modern custom
Mark McGinness
Recovering the Catholic art of bodily prayer
As Advent prepares us to celebrate the Incarnation, St Dominic’s Nine Ways of Prayer remind us that Catholic prayer is never purely mental
Fr Matthew Jarvis
Why does Europe hate its Christians?
Thousands of attacks on Christians were recorded across Europe last year, exposing a widening gap in how religious hatred is addressed
Niwa Limbu
Joseph’s dilemma over Mary reminds us that faith never comes without risk
The Fourth Sunday of Advent invites us to inhabit a place where we learn to practise a greater degree of trust, a lesson exemplified in the story of Joseph’s betrothal to Mary and how he at first feared he had been tricked
Gavin Ashenden
Diocese of Clifton continues to fund charity promoting same-sex adoption
The diocese is still funding and promoting a former Catholic adoption agency that openly supports same-sex adoption
Niwa Limbu
St Joseph, the hidden figure of Advent
St Matthew’s quiet description of Joseph as “a righteous man” opens a profound theological vision
Fr Alan Adami OP
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