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Lawyer in ‘trial of the century’ claims defendants treated Vatican bank ‘like a cash machine’
rome – a panel of vatican judges overseeing the trial of ten defendants for extortion and other financial crimes, dubbed the vatican's "tria...
Crux Staff
The problem with prioritising ecumenism and inter-faith dialogue at the Synod
as more details of the october synod emerge, so does a clearer sense of its priorities. on 30 september the synod will begin with an ecumeni...
Gavin Ashenden
Mathematics and the Trinity?
...and why aristotle called theology a science. when i was at school, i enjoyed mathematics a lot more than pe. so when my pe teacher said m...
Fr Robert Verrill OP
Countering scepticism and the value of apologetics
i have a distinct memory of the first time i ever knowingly encountered outspoken scepticism about christianity, in the playground of my pri...
Niall Gooch
Nigeria bishops denounce violence, including assaults on priests and other Christians
yaoundè, cameroon – catholic bishops in africa’s most populous nation have warned that nigeria effectively has been taken over by insurgents...
Ngala Killian Chimtom
October's Synod in Rome will have an impact far beyond the Church
there has been a good deal of hype over this month’s synod on synodality in rome, which will draw together nearly 400 participants. touching...
Elise Ann Allen
Gloria, Dowager Princess of Thurn und Taxis: Fervent campaigner for conservative Catholic values and practices
from biker princess to catholic activist. when i last wrote about gloria, dowager princess of thurn und taxis – aka the harley davidson-driv...
William Cash
Rome prepares for pre-synod frenzy with packed schedule starting this week
rome – the synod of bishops on synodality is this autumn’s catholic equivalent of the american super bowl. as a result, the next few days ar...
John L Allen
Are Pope Francis, the Synod, and Simone Weil inhabiting parallel worlds?
anna rowlands reflects on the synodal process and examines the shared values of pope francis and the french philosopher simone weil. fo...
Anna Rowlands
Pope Francis is well-intentioned but misguided when he talks about migrants
last week president emmanuel macron hosted two prestigious figures to france and one proved more problematical than the other. king ch...
Gavin Mortimer
A split running through the Church
john l allen jr considers how the synod of bishops will be able to deal with hugely divisive issues. on october 4, the curtain will rise on ...
John Allen
'As art degenerates around us, so too does unity in the Church'
“there is a separate entrance for those who are uncomfortable squeezing through the nude performers,” says bbc entertainment reporter steven...
Katherine Bennett
Pope in Marseille sent secular Europe a clear message on life
rome – although the issue of migration was front and centre during his overnight visit to marseille, pope francis sent another strong messag...
Elise Ann Allen
Pope Francis in Marseille: migrants should be viewed as gifts, not as a burden
marseille – after a week of rising tensions within europe amid a surge in migrant arrivals, with some countries, including france, taking me...
Elise Allen
Integralism: How Catholics can lose friends and alienate people
in 1911, rh benson, the catholic convert son of the archbishop of canterbury, wrote a book called the dawn of all, set in 1973. this offered...
Gertrude Clarke
Police apologise to Catholic woman six months after arrest for silent prayer
the police have finally apologised to catholic woman arrested for praying silently outside a closed abortion clinic in birmingham. following...
Simon Caldwell
Pope in Marseille condemns 'velvet gloved' indifference to migrants
since pope francis in july 2013 first visited the small italian island of lampedusa, a primary destination for migrants seeking entry in eur...
Elise Allen
‘Take that, schismatics!’
the right and the left in america are equally partisan about pope francis. whatever else has occurred during the present papacy, the catholi...
Ken Craycraft
Pakistan Christians reeling after violence
catholic bishops in pakistan call for justice after angry muslim mob carries out ʻworst attack on christians in nationʼs historyʼ. chr...
John Pontifex
Budapest diary: Painful lessons from a city of beauty
it was very late when i arrived in budapest, but a consolation to be in a hotel close to the danube. to me, there is something sacred about ...
Simon Caldwell
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