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How a 19th century dancer became an architectural patroness extraordinaire and giant in English Catholic history
from good time girl to benefactress. yolande lyne stephens was born in paris in 1812, the daughter of jean-louis duvernay, a teacher of danc...
Michael Hodges
US bishops call all parties to 'cessation of violence' as Biden backs Israel
new york – after an attack on israel by hamas and subsequent retaliation by israel has left more than more than 1,300 people dead and thousa...
John Lavenburg
Parolin calls for coexistence with Palestinians as Israel presses Vatican on 'ambiguities'
rome – on a day in which israel objected anew to efforts by christian leaders to be even-handed in their approach to the new war with hamas,...
Crux Staff
'To Hamas, death, not life, is the prize'
minus the hebrew and arabic street signs and the garish posters of local politicians, the sunny tree-lined streets of sderot could almost be...
Georgia L. Gilholy
James L Buckley 1923-2023: A great defender of life
former us senator james lane buckley died on august 18 at the age of 100. in 1970 he ran for the senate as a candidate for the conservative ...
The Catholic Herald
Catholic teacher could be banned from profession for refusing to teach extreme gender ideology
a catholic teacher could be barred from her profession for refusing to teach extreme gender ideology to pupils. glawdys leger, 43, was dismi...
Simon Caldwell
As Pope appeals for peace, Israel warns Vatican against false ‘parallelisms’
rome – a massive and deadly surprise offensive from hamas in recent days has prompted israel to declare war, drawing appeals from pope franc...
Elise Allen
Crucifix of priest executed after Gunpowder Plot now on display in UK convent
leicester, united kingdom – a crucifix that once belonged to a priest executed after england’s notorious gunpowder plot is currently on disp...
Charles Collins
Eyeless in Gaza: are we overlooking the finer points of the Philistines?
reappraising a common insult. why is “philistine” a term of abuse? is it an ethnic slur? who is out there defending the rights of any remain...
Lucien de Guise
The Holy Land: Statement of the Patriarchs
the holy land, a place sacred to countless millions around the world, is currently mired in violence and suffering due to the prolonged poli...
The Catholic Herald
Cecilia Marogna: Vatican trial of Becciu associate continues
rome – lawyers for one of the defendants in the vatican’s “trial of the century” for financial crimes not only insisted that their client is...
Elise Allen
Belgian Catholic bishop advocates euthanasia for the elderly
a catholic bishop in belgium has declared his support for the euthanasia of elderly people. bishop johan bonny of antwerp made a distinction...
Simon Caldwell
Pope urges permanent media blackout at Synod, saying gossip is 'anti-Holy Spirit'
rome – pope francis opened his synod on synodality by urging members to abstain from speaking to journalists in order to maintain what he sa...
Elise Allen
Two cheers for Laudate Deum, the musings of a '1960s flower child' that falls short on theology
on the feast of st francis of assisi, pope francis promulgated his apostolic exhortation, laudate deum , expressly to complement his 2...
Ken Craycraft
CES rejects report accusing Catholic schools of snubbing SEND children
catholic school representatives in the united kingdom have rejected the conclusions of a report which claims that catholic primary schools s...
Charles Collins
Pope's new eco-manifesto slams climate sceptics and urges dramatic action to combat climate change
rome – warning that “the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point,” pope francis on wednesday released a n...
Crux Staff
'The assumption must be faced that Pope Francis is consciously breaking with the Church’s tradition'
we can’t say we weren’t warned. on world youth day in rio de janeiro in 2013, pope francis, excited by the crowds of young ...
Gavin Ashenden
The makings of a 'CarMelkite': How life as a Carmelite nun helped me better savour Eastern Catholic liturgies
in a world where distractions are ever-present and self-aggrandisement is mistaken as confidence, there comes a time in everyone’s life duri...
Buchi Akpati
The necessity of a silent reception of Holy Communion
a herald reader reflects on a recent experience. at the church which i attend, communion is received kneeling, on the tongue. “corpus christ...
Anonymous Catholic
A screenplay about the life of Fr John Gerard: a positively countercultural project
mark batey introduces his screenplay about the life of fr john gerard. cancel culture, thought police, identity politics. these may sound li...
Mark Batey
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